Cienega Creek Lake
Pima County, ArizonaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from ADEQ for this lake.
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Cienega Creek Lake in Pima County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported.
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Cienega Creek Lake is a lake in Pima County, Arizona.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ, last sampled 2026-04-03. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cienega Creek Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Cienega Creek Lake
These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Cienega Creek 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.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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Frequently asked questions about Cienega Creek Lake
Where is Cienega Creek Lake?
- Cienega Creek Lake is a lake in Pima County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cienega Creek Lake?
- Cienega Creek Lake in Pima County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported.
Is Cienega Creek 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
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Great Lakes Environmental Center
GLEC3 samples · 2026
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
- 300.0 ~ EPA; Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.