Steamboat Creek Lake
Washoe County, NevadaView mapDirections
NDEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Steamboat Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Steamboat Creek Lake in Washoe County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 246 µg/L.
Steamboat Creek Lake is a lake in Washoe County, Nevada. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP, last sampled 2014-01-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Steamboat Creek 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 Steamboat Creek Lake
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Steamboat Creek 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. Phosphorus 246 µg/L. TSI 84.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 246µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 84 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2012–2013). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Phosphorus
Worsening+145.5 µg/L/yr2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Steamboat Creek Lake
Where is Steamboat Creek Lake?
- Steamboat Creek 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 Steamboat Creek Lake?
- Steamboat Creek Lake in Washoe County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 246 µg/L.
Is Steamboat Creek 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
12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2014. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
21NEV1_WQX12 samples · 2012–2014
Analytical methods
- 4500 P F ~ Phosphorus in Water by Colorimetry Automated Ascorbic Acid Method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.