Bowman Lake
Nevada County, California820 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Limited data
Bowman Lake in Nevada County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 820 acres.
Bowman Lake is a 820-acre lake in Nevada County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Bowman Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the California State Water Resources Control Board and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Bowman Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Bowman Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data.
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Lake Details
Surface area
820 acres
Shoreline
8.8 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Bowman Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Bowman Lake
Where is Bowman Lake?
- Bowman Lake is a lake in Nevada County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Bowman Lake?
- Bowman Lake in Nevada County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 820 acres.
Is Bowman Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Bowman Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.