Where is Second Lake?

Second Lake is a lake in Inyo County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Second Lake?

Second Lake has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Big Pine Cg, Upper Sage Flat, Big Pine Creek 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.

Second Lake

Inyo County, California29 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.

Area

29 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1 mi

Measured length

Limited data

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Second Lake in Inyo County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.

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Second Lake is a 29-acre lake in Inyo County, California.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Second Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping3 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Second 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.

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Water quality measurements for Second Lake

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Second 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.

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Lake Details

Surface area

29 acres

Shoreline

1 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Second Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Second Lake

Big Pine Cg4.6 km
Upper Sage Flat4.7 kmReserve
Big Pine Creek Campground4.9 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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Fishing Second Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Inyo County

Thunder and Lightning Lake2.7 miView →Ruwau Lake3.5 miView →Saddlerock Lake3.6 miView →Long Lake4.1 miView →South Lake5.4 miView →Blue Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Second Lake

Where is Second Lake?: Second Lake is a lake in Inyo County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Second Lake?: Second Lake in Inyo County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Second Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Second Lake?: Second Lake has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Big Pine Cg, Upper Sage Flat, Big Pine Creek 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.