Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point
Amador County, California2,200 acresView mapDirections
SWRCB publishes the water-quality measurements for Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point. Here is what has been measured.
- Oligotrophic
- Impaired · Mercury
- Limited data
Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point in Amador County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.9 µg/L. Surface area: 2200 acres.
Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point is a 2,200-acre cold, clear oligotrophic lake in Amador County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2023-08-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,200 acres
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point 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 Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.9 µg/L. TSI 26.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 4µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 0.9µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 26 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Surface area
2,200 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Pardee (completed 1929), built primarily for water supply on the Mokelumne River; concrete-type dam, 352 ft tall and 1,337 ft long.
- Surface area
- 2,200 ac
- Normal storage
- 190,000 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 198,000 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 576 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- East Bay Municipal Utility District
All listed purposes: Water Supply;Fish and Wildlife Pond;Recreation;Hydroelectric.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID CA00164 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.73 km)
EPA Impairment Status
Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL5326009120000208163748 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point
Where is Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point?
- Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point 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 Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point?
- Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point in Amador County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 4 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.9 µg/L. Surface area: 2200 acres.
Is Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pardee Reservoir A Vista Point is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2023. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- USGS California Water Science Center
USGS-CA2 samples · 2023
Analytical methods
- Nutrients, wu, persulfate, color
- Pigments, algae, EPA445.0 w/ACTN
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database