Where is Slab Creek Reservoir?

Slab Creek Reservoir is a lake in El Dorado County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.

Slab Creek Reservoir

El Dorado County, California238 acresView map Directions

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

Area

238 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

10.9 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Slab Creek Reservoir in El Dorado County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 238 acres.

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Slab Creek Reservoir is a 238-acre lake in El Dorado County, California.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Slab Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Slab Creek 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.

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Water quality measurements for Slab Creek Reservoir

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Slab Creek 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. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

238 acres

Shoreline

10.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Slab Creek Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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Fishing Slab Creek Reservoir

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EPA Impairment Status

Slab Creek Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Fish consumption, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit CAL5143201320080922153345 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in El Dorado County

Finnon Reservoir3.4 miView →Weber Reservoir4.7 miView →Jenkinson Lake8.1 miView →Stumpy Meadows Reservoir9.4 miView →Patterson Lake10.3 miView →D'Agostini Reservoir13.9 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Slab Creek Reservoir

Where is Slab Creek Reservoir?: Slab Creek Reservoir is a lake in El Dorado County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Slab Creek Reservoir?: Slab Creek Reservoir in El Dorado County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 238 acres.
Is Slab Creek Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Slab Creek Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.