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Housing Pond

NR
Not yet rated
3,750 acres
Limited Data

Housing Pond in Lake County, California is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 3750 acres.

Area
3,750 acres
Public access
Yes

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Why Housing Pond has no grade

We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Housing Pond, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Housing Pond is a 3,750-acre lake in Lake County, California. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2024-04-08. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Housing Pond

These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area3,750 acres
Public AccessYes

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

Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
  • Indian Valley ReservoirPublic

Named access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, snapped within 5 km. More lakes with boat ramps

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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Housing Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Indian Valley (completed 1975), built primarily for irrigation on the North Fork Cache Creek; earth-type dam, 225 ft tall and 965 ft long.

Surface area
3,750 ac
Normal storage
261,000 ac-ft
Max storage
359,000 ac-ft
Drainage area
121 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

All listed purposes: Irrigation;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Hydroelectric;Water Supply;Flood Risk Reduction.

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CA01107 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.99 km)

Graded lakes near Housing Pond

Housing Pond has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Housing Pond

Where is Housing Pond?

Housing Pond is a lake in Lake County, California. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.

What is the water quality grade for Housing Pond?

Housing Pond in Lake County, California is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 3750 acres.

Is Housing Pond safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Housing Pond is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Are there boat ramps on Housing Pond?

Housing Pond has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Indian Valley Reservoir. Public access is listed as yes.

Where this data comes from

5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.

Collected and reported by

  • Robinson Rancheria (Tribal)ROBINSONRANCHERIAENVIRONMENTAL5 samples · 2023–2024

Analytical methods

  • Turbidity by Nephelometry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory