Ponderosa Reservoir
Butte County, California99 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Limited data
Ponderosa Reservoir in Butte County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 99 acres.
Ponderosa Reservoir is a 99-acre lake in Butte County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa Reservoir
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Ponderosa 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
99 acres
Shoreline
4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Ponderosa Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Ponderosa Reservoir
Where is Ponderosa Reservoir?
- Ponderosa Reservoir is a lake in Butte County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ponderosa Reservoir?
- Ponderosa Reservoir in Butte County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 99 acres.
Is Ponderosa Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Ponderosa Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.