Ross Lake
Owyhee County, Idaho1,006 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Idaho DEQ for this lake.
Ross Lake in Owyhee County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1006 acres.
Ross Lake is a 1,006-acre lake in Owyhee County, Idaho.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Ross Lake is good for
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- Big water1,006 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Ross Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Ross Lake
These are the measurements Idaho DEQ publishes for Ross 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
1,006 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Ross Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Ross Lake
Where is Ross Lake?
- Ross Lake is a lake in Owyhee County, Idaho. Its water-quality measurements are published by Idaho DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ross Lake?
- Ross Lake in Owyhee County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1006 acres.
Is Ross Lake 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 Ross Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.