Where is Cranberry Lake?

Cranberry Lake is a lake in Island County, Washington. Its water-quality measurements are published by Washington Ecology and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Cranberry Lake?

Cranberry Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cranberry Lake Campground, Quarry Pond Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Cranberry Lake

Island County, Washington134 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Washington Ecology for this lake.

Area

134 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

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Cranberry Lake in Island County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 134 acres.

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Cranberry Lake is a 134-acre lake in Island County, Washington.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, WA Ecology. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Cranberry Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cranberry Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cranberry Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Washington State Department of Ecology and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Cranberry Lake

These are the measurements Washington Ecology publishes for Cranberry 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

134 acres

Shoreline

2.8 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Cranberry Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake Campground0.7 km
Quarry Pond Campground0.8 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Cranberry Lake

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EPA Impairment Status

Cranberry Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2018 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WA17110019001025_001_001 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Cranberry Lake

Where is Cranberry Lake?: Cranberry Lake is a lake in Island County, Washington. Its water-quality measurements are published by Washington Ecology and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cranberry Lake?: Cranberry Lake in Island County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 134 acres.
Is Cranberry Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Cranberry Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Cranberry Lake?: Cranberry Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cranberry Lake Campground, Quarry Pond Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.