Lower Bear River Reservoir
Amador County, California722 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Limited data
Lower Bear River Reservoir in Amador County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 722 acres.
Lower Bear River Reservoir is a 722-acre lake in Amador County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lower Bear River Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping5 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lower Bear River Reservoir 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 Lower Bear River Reservoir
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Lower Bear River Reservoir, 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
722 acres
Shoreline
9.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lower Bear River Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Lower Bear River Reservoir
- Sugar Pine Point Campground0.9 km
- Pardoes Point Campground1.4 km
- Bear River Gcg1.5 km
- South Shore Campground1.6 kmReserve
- Bear River Group Campground (Eldorado National Forest, CA)1.7 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Lower Bear River Reservoir
Where is Lower Bear River Reservoir?
- Lower Bear River Reservoir is a lake in Amador County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lower Bear River Reservoir?
- Lower Bear River Reservoir in Amador County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 722 acres.
Is Lower Bear River Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Lower Bear River Reservoir?
- Lower Bear River Reservoir has 5 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Sugar Pine Point Campground, Pardoes Point Campground, Bear River Gcg, South Shore Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lower Bear River Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles