Sawmill Lake
Nevada County, California111 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Sawmill Lake in Nevada County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 111 acres.
Sawmill Lake is a 111-acre lake in Nevada County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Sawmill Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping2 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sawmill 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 Sawmill Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Sawmill 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
111 acres
Shoreline
3.1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Sawmill Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Sawmill Lake
- Canyon Creek1.6 km
- Jackson Creek1.8 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 Sawmill Lake
Where is Sawmill Lake?
- Sawmill Lake is a lake in Nevada County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sawmill Lake?
- Sawmill Lake in Nevada County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 111 acres.
Is Sawmill Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Sawmill Lake?
- Sawmill Lake has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Canyon Creek, Jackson Creek. 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 Sawmill 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