Shickshinny Lake
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania130 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from PA DEP for this lake.
Shickshinny Lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 130 acres.
Shickshinny Lake is a 130-acre lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shickshinny Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Shickshinny Lake
These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Shickshinny 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
130 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Shickshinny Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Shickshinny Lake
Where is Shickshinny Lake?
- Shickshinny Lake is a lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shickshinny Lake?
- Shickshinny Lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 130 acres.
Is Shickshinny 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 Shickshinny Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.