Lake Havasu Center
San Bernardino County, CaliforniaView mapDirections
SWRCB publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Havasu Center. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
- Limited data
Lake Havasu Center in San Bernardino County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 430 µg/L.
Lake Havasu Center is a lake in San Bernardino County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2022-04-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Havasu Center is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water12.3 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Havasu Center is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Havasu Center 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 Lake Havasu Center
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Lake Havasu Center, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 12.3 ft. Phosphorus 430 µg/L. TSI 66.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 12.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 430µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 66 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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EPA Impairment Status
Lake Havasu Center is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL7140000020040823161128 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Havasu Center
Where is Lake Havasu Center?
- Lake Havasu Center is a lake in San Bernardino County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Havasu Center?
- Lake Havasu Center in San Bernardino County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 12.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 430 µg/L.
Is Lake Havasu Center safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Havasu Center is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
90 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
CHEMEHUEVI_WQX90 samples · 2020–2022
Analytical methods
- Unknown - Historic Data
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database