Lake Pillsbury
Lake County, California2,280 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Limited data
Lake Pillsbury in Lake County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2280 acres.
Lake Pillsbury is a 2,280-acre lake in Lake County, California. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2025-11-29. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Pillsbury is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
- Big water2,280 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Pillsbury 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 Pillsbury
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Lake Pillsbury, 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
2,280 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Pillsbury, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
- Lake Pillsbury Resort MarinaSemi-private
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Fishing Lake Pillsbury
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Pillsbury is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Scott (completed 1921), built primarily for hydroelectric on the Eel River; concrete-type dam, 138 ft tall and 805 ft long.
- Surface area
- 2,280 ac
- Normal storage
- 80,600 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 80,463 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 289 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CA00398 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Pillsbury
Where is Lake Pillsbury?
- Lake Pillsbury is a lake in Lake County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Pillsbury?
- Lake Pillsbury in Lake County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2280 acres.
Is Lake Pillsbury safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there boat ramps on Lake Pillsbury?
- Lake Pillsbury has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lake Pillsbury Resort Marina.
Can I fish at Lake Pillsbury?
- Lake Pillsbury has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by California's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- Potter Valley Tribe (Tribal)
POTTERVALLEYTRIBE12 samples · 2024–2025
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
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory