Shallow Lake
Harney County, Oregon2,305 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Oregon DEQ for this lake.
Shallow Lake in Harney County, Oregon has water-quality measurements published by Oregon DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2305 acres.
Shallow Lake is a 2,305-acre lake in Harney County, Oregon.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Oregon DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Shallow Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,305 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shallow Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Shallow Lake
These are the measurements Oregon DEQ publishes for Shallow 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
2,305 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Shallow Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Shallow Lake
Where is Shallow Lake?
- Shallow Lake is a lake in Harney County, Oregon. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oregon DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shallow Lake?
- Shallow Lake in Harney County, Oregon has water-quality measurements published by Oregon DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2305 acres.
Is Shallow 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 Shallow Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.