San Vicente Reservoir
San Diego County, California1,518 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- Limited data
San Vicente Reservoir in San Diego County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1518 acres.
San Vicente Reservoir is a 1,518-acre lake in San Diego County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What San Vicente Reservoir is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,518 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. San Vicente Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides, taste, color, odor. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether San Vicente 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 San Vicente Reservoir
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for San Vicente 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
1,518 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for San Vicente Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
San Vicente Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL9072100020011025093029 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about San Vicente Reservoir
Where is San Vicente Reservoir?
- San Vicente Reservoir is a lake in San Diego County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of San Vicente Reservoir?
- San Vicente Reservoir in San Diego County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1518 acres.
Is San Vicente Reservoir safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. San Vicente Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides, taste, color, odor. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for San Vicente Reservoir come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database