Upper Otay Lake
San Diego County, California30 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Upper Otay Lake in San Diego County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Upper Otay Lake is a 30-acre lake in San Diego County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Otay 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.
Water quality measurements for Upper Otay Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Upper Otay 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
30 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Otay Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Otay Lake
Where is Upper Otay Lake?
- Upper Otay Lake is a lake in San Diego County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Otay Lake?
- Upper Otay Lake in San Diego County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 30 acres.
Is Upper Otay 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
Measurements for Upper Otay Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.