Upper Priest Lake
Bonner County, Idaho1,340 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Idaho DEQ for this lake.
Upper Priest Lake in Bonner County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1340 acres.
Upper Priest Lake is a 1,340-acre lake in Bonner County, Idaho.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, IDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Priest Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping4 public campgrounds nearby
- Big water1,340 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Priest Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Upper Priest Lake
These are the measurements Idaho DEQ publishes for Upper Priest 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
1,340 acres
Shoreline
8.4 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Priest Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Upper Priest Lake
- Trapper1.4 km
- Navigation1.7 km
- Plowboy1.9 km
- Geisinger2.5 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 Priest Lake
Where is Upper Priest Lake?
- Upper Priest Lake is a lake in Bonner County, Idaho. Its water-quality measurements are published by Idaho DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Priest Lake?
- Upper Priest Lake in Bonner County, Idaho has water-quality measurements published by Idaho DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1340 acres.
Is Upper Priest 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 Priest Lake?
- Upper Priest Lake has 4 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Trapper, Navigation, Plowboy, Geisinger. 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 Priest 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