Upper Pahranagat Lake
Lincoln County, Nevada467 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NDEP for this lake.
Upper Pahranagat Lake in Lincoln County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 467 acres.
Upper Pahranagat Lake is a 467-acre lake in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Pahranagat Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Pahranagat 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 Upper Pahranagat Lake
These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Upper Pahranagat 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
467 acres
Shoreline
5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Pahranagat Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Upper Pahranagat Lake
- Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Campground1.5 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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Frequently asked questions about Upper Pahranagat Lake
Where is Upper Pahranagat Lake?
- Upper Pahranagat Lake is a lake in Lincoln County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Pahranagat Lake?
- Upper Pahranagat Lake in Lincoln County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 467 acres.
Is Upper Pahranagat Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Upper Pahranagat Lake?
- Upper Pahranagat Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge Campground. 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.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upper Pahranagat Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles