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

Are there campgrounds on Snag Lake?

Snag Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cherry Hill. 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.

Snag Lake

Butte County, California87 acresView map Directions

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

Area

87 acres

Surface area

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Snag Lake in Butte County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 87 acres.

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Snag Lake is a 87-acre lake in Butte County, California.

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

What Snag Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Snag 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 Snag Lake

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Snag 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

87 acres

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Snag Lake

Cherry Hill4.7 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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Fishing Snag Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Snag Lake

Where is Snag Lake?: Snag Lake is a lake in Butte County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Snag Lake?: Snag Lake in Butte County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 87 acres.
Is Snag Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Snag Lake?: Snag Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cherry Hill. 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.