Price Lake
Watauga County, North Carolina39 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.
Price Lake in Watauga County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Price Lake is a 39-acre lake in Watauga County, North Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Price Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping3 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Price Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Price Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Price 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
39 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Price Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Price Lake
- Julian Price Campground0.4 kmReserve
- Price Park Campground0.4 km
- Johns River Road Backcountry Camping1.6 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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Frequently asked questions about Price Lake
Where is Price Lake?
- Price Lake is a lake in Watauga County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Price Lake?
- Price Lake in Watauga County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 39 acres.
Is Price Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Price Lake?
- Price Lake has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Julian Price Campground, Price Park Campground, Johns River Road Backcountry Camping. 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 Price 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