Where is Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir?

Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is a lake in Pershing County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.

Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir

Pershing County, Nevada2,072 acresView map Directions

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

Area

2,072 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

15.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir in Pershing County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2072 acres.

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Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is a 2,072-acre lake in Pershing County, Nevada.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water2,072 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), other cause, salinity / chlorides, toxic inorganics. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir 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.

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Water quality measurements for Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir

These are the measurements NDEP publishes for Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir, 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

2,072 acres

Shoreline

15.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

MercuryMetals (other than mercury)Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)Other causeSalinity / chloridesToxic inorganics

Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NV04-HR-81_00 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Pershing County

Lower Pitt-Taylor Reservoir2.4 miView →Rye Patch ReservoirMesotrophic12.8 miView →Big Five Reservoir41.9 miView →Toulon Lake47.2 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir

Where is Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir?: Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is a lake in Pershing County, Nevada. Its water-quality measurements are published by NDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir?: Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir in Pershing County, Nevada has water-quality measurements published by NDEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2072 acres.
Is Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Pitt-Taylor Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for mercury, metals (other than mercury), nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), other cause, salinity / chlorides, toxic inorganics. Check local advisories before you swim.