Carson Lake
Churchill County, Nevada2,420 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NDEP for this lake.
Carson Lake in Churchill County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2420 acres.
Carson Lake is a 2,420-acre lake in Churchill County, Nevada.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Carson Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,420 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Carson Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Carson Lake
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Carson 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. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
2,420 acres
Shoreline
9.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Carson Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Carson Lake
Where is Carson Lake?
- Carson Lake is a lake in Churchill County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Carson Lake?
- Carson Lake in Churchill County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2420 acres.
Is Carson 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 Carson Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.