Where is Irvine Lake?

Irvine Lake is a lake in Orange County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.

Irvine Lake

Orange County, California396 acresView map Directions

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

Area

396 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Mercury
Limited data

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Irvine Lake in Orange County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 396 acres.

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Irvine Lake is a 396-acre lake in Orange County, California.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Irvine 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.

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Water quality measurements for Irvine Lake

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Irvine 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.

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Lake Details

Surface area

396 acres

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Irvine Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL8011200019991013173535 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Irvine Lake

Where is Irvine Lake?: Irvine Lake is a lake in Orange County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Irvine Lake?: Irvine Lake in Orange County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 396 acres.
Is Irvine Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Irvine Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.