Where is Lake Spaulding?

Lake Spaulding is a lake in Nevada County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Spaulding

Nevada County, California694 acresView map Directions

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

Area

694 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

9.8 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury
Limited data

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Lake Spaulding in Nevada County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 694 acres.

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Lake Spaulding is a 694-acre lake in Nevada County, California.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Spaulding is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lake Spaulding 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Spaulding

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Lake Spaulding, 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

694 acres

Shoreline

9.8 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Spaulding is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL5173403020020501143845 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Lake Spaulding

Where is Lake Spaulding?: Lake Spaulding is a lake in Nevada County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Spaulding?: Lake Spaulding in Nevada County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 694 acres.
Is Lake Spaulding safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Spaulding is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.