Lake Ballinger
Snohomish County, Washington101 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Washington Ecology for this lake.
- Impaired · Dioxins
Lake Ballinger in Snohomish County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 101 acres.
Lake Ballinger is a 101-acre lake in Snohomish County, Washington.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, WA Ecology. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Ballinger is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for dioxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Ballinger 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.
Water quality measurements for Lake Ballinger
These are the measurements Washington Ecology publishes for Lake Ballinger, 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
101 acres
Shoreline
1.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Ballinger, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Ballinger is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2018 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WA17110012000377_001_001 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Ballinger
Where is Lake Ballinger?
- Lake Ballinger is a lake in Snohomish County, Washington. Its water-quality measurements are published by Washington Ecology and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Ballinger?
- Lake Ballinger in Snohomish County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 101 acres.
Is Lake Ballinger safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Ballinger is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for dioxins, mercury, nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Ballinger come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database