Lake Mead is a lake in Mohave County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Mead

Mohave County, Arizona1,771 acresView map Directions

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

Area

1,771 acres

Surface area

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Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1771 acres.

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Lake Mead is a 1,771-acre lake in Mohave County, Arizona.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, ADEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lake Mead is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,771 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Mead is safe to swim in today is a call for the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Mead

These are the measurements ADEQ publishes for Lake Mead, 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

1,771 acres

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

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Fishing Lake Mead

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Nearby Lakes in Mohave County

Lake Mead25.4 miView →Lake Mead28 miView →Wolf Hole Lake45.1 miView →Lake Mohave—View →E Jackson Reservoir—View →Robinson Reservoir—View →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Mead

Where is Lake Mead?: Lake Mead is a lake in Mohave County, Arizona. Its water-quality measurements are published by ADEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Mead?: Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona has water-quality measurements published by ADEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1771 acres.
Is Lake Mead safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.