Poore Lake
Mono County, California72 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Poore Lake in Mono County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 72 acres.
Poore Lake is a 72-acre lake in Mono County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Poore Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Poore 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.
Water quality measurements for Poore Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Poore 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. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
72 acres
Shoreline
2.7 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Poore Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Poore Lake
- Leavitt Meadows Campground3.6 km
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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Frequently asked questions about Poore Lake
Where is Poore Lake?
- Poore Lake is a lake in Mono County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Poore Lake?
- Poore Lake in Mono County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 72 acres.
Is Poore Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Poore Lake?
- Poore Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Leavitt Meadows 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.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Poore Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles