Dead Horse Reservoir
Modoc County, California470 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Dead Horse Reservoir in Modoc County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 470 acres.
Dead Horse Reservoir is a 470-acre lake in Modoc 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 Dead Horse Reservoir 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 Dead Horse Reservoir
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Dead Horse Reservoir, 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
470 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Dead Horse Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Dead Horse Reservoir
Where is Dead Horse Reservoir?
- Dead Horse Reservoir is a lake in Modoc County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Dead Horse Reservoir?
- Dead Horse Reservoir in Modoc County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 470 acres.
Is Dead Horse Reservoir 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 Dead Horse Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.