Where is Poison Lake?

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

Poison Lake

Lassen County, California533 acresView map Directions

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

Area

533 acres

Surface area

Limited data

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Poison Lake in Lassen County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 533 acres.

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Poison Lake is a 533-acre lake in Lassen 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. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Poison Lake 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 Poison Lake

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Poison Lake, 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

533 acres

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

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Nearby Lakes in Lassen County

Butte Lake8.3 miView →Triangle Lake9.4 miView →Bear Valley Reservoir9.3 miView →Bear Lake9.1 miView →Turnaround Lake10.4 miView →Schrode Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Poison Lake

Where is Poison Lake?: Poison Lake is a lake in Lassen County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Poison Lake?: Poison Lake in Lassen County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 533 acres.
Is Poison Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.