Upper Salmon Lake
Sierra County, California40 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SWRCB for this lake.
Upper Salmon Lake in Sierra County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 40 acres.
Upper Salmon Lake is a 40-acre lake in Sierra County, California.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Salmon 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 Salmon 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 Salmon Lake
These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Upper Salmon 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
40 acres
Shoreline
1.2 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Salmon Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Upper Salmon Lake
- Lakes Basin1.2 kmReserve
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 Salmon Lake
Where is Upper Salmon Lake?
- Upper Salmon Lake is a lake in Sierra County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Salmon Lake?
- Upper Salmon Lake in Sierra County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Surface area: 40 acres.
Is Upper Salmon 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 Salmon Lake?
- Upper Salmon Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Lakes Basin. 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 Salmon 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