Desolation Lake
Fresno County, California216 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Desolation Lake in Fresno County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 216 acres.
Desolation Lake is a 216-acre lake in Fresno 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 Desolation 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 Desolation Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Desolation 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
216 acres
Shoreline
2.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Desolation Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Desolation Lake
Where is Desolation Lake?
- Desolation Lake is a lake in Fresno County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Desolation Lake?
- Desolation Lake in Fresno County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 216 acres.
Is Desolation 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 Desolation Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.