Lake Bonneville
Wasco County, Oregon19,452 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Oregon DEQ for this lake.
- Impaired · Dioxins
Lake Bonneville in Wasco County, Oregon has water-quality measurements published by Oregon DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 19452 acres.
Lake Bonneville is a 19,452-acre lake in Wasco County, Oregon.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Oregon DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Bonneville is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water19,452 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Bonneville is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for dioxins, mercury, other cause, pH / acidity, pCBs, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Bonneville is safe to swim in today is a call for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Lake Bonneville
These are the measurements Oregon DEQ publishes for Lake Bonneville, 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
19,452 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Bonneville, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Bonneville is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit OR_LK_1707010504_88_100137 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Bonneville
Where is Lake Bonneville?
- Lake Bonneville is a lake in Wasco County, Oregon. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oregon DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Bonneville?
- Lake Bonneville in Wasco County, Oregon has water-quality measurements published by Oregon DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 19452 acres.
Is Lake Bonneville safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Bonneville is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for dioxins, mercury, other cause, pH / acidity, pCBs, temperature. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Bonneville 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