Sparks Marina Lake
Washoe County, NevadaView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NDEP for this lake.
- Impaired · Metals (other than mercury)
- Limited data
Sparks Marina Lake in Washoe County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported.
Sparks Marina Lake is a lake in Washoe County, Nevada.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP, last sampled 2014-03-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sparks Marina Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), radiation, salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sparks Marina Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Sparks Marina Lake
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Sparks Marina 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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EPA Impairment Status
Sparks Marina Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Recreation, Other.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NV06-TR-65_00 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Sparks Marina Lake
Where is Sparks Marina Lake?
- Sparks Marina Lake is a lake in Washoe County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sparks Marina Lake?
- Sparks Marina Lake in Washoe County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported.
Is Sparks Marina Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Sparks Marina Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), oxygen depletion (low DO), radiation, salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
4 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
21NEV1_WQX4 samples · 2014
Analytical methods
- 4500 P E ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry- Ascorbic Acid Method
- 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database