Where is Pleasant Valley Reservoir?

Pleasant Valley Reservoir is a lake in Inyo County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Pleasant Valley Reservoir?

Pleasant Valley Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Pleasant Valley Pit 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.

Pleasant Valley Reservoir

Inyo County, California103 acresView map Directions

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

Area

103 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
Limited data

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Pleasant Valley Reservoir in Inyo County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 103 acres.

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Pleasant Valley Reservoir is a 103-acre lake in Inyo County, California.

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

What Pleasant Valley Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pleasant Valley Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Pleasant Valley 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.

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Water quality measurements for Pleasant Valley Reservoir

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Pleasant Valley 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

103 acres

Shoreline

4.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Pleasant Valley Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Pleasant Valley Reservoir

Pleasant Valley Pit Campground3.6 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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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL6032000019980806124123 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Inyo County

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Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Valley Reservoir

Where is Pleasant Valley Reservoir?: Pleasant Valley Reservoir is a lake in Inyo County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Pleasant Valley Reservoir?: Pleasant Valley Reservoir in Inyo County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 103 acres.
Is Pleasant Valley Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Pleasant Valley Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Pleasant Valley Reservoir?: Pleasant Valley Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Pleasant Valley Pit 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.