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

Soda Lake

Santa Cruz County, California77 acresView map Directions

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

Area

77 acres

Surface area

Limited data

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Soda Lake in Santa Cruz County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 77 acres.

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Soda Lake is a 77-acre lake in Santa Cruz County, California.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Soda 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 Soda Lake

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Soda 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

77 acres

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

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Nearby Lakes in Santa Cruz County

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Frequently asked questions about Soda Lake

Where is Soda Lake?: Soda Lake is a lake in Santa Cruz County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Soda Lake?: Soda Lake in Santa Cruz County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 77 acres.
Is Soda Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.