Where is Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir?

Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is a lake in Pershing County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir

Pershing County, Nevada2,562 acresView map Directions

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

Area

2,562 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

19.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir in Pershing County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2562 acres.

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Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is a 2,562-acre lake in Pershing County, Nevada.

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

What Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is good for

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Big water2,562 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), other cause, salinity / chlorides, toxic inorganics. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir

These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Lower Pitt-Taylor 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. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

2,562 acres

Shoreline

19.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercuryMetals (other than mercury)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Other causeSalinity / chloridesToxic inorganics

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NV04-HR-81_00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Pershing County

Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir2.4 miView →Rye Patch ReservoirMesotrophic10.4 miView →Big Five Reservoir39.6 miView →Toulon Lake45.1 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir

Where is Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir?: Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is a lake in Pershing County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir?: Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir in Pershing County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2562 acres.
Is Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), other cause, salinity / chlorides, toxic inorganics. Check local advisories before you swim.