Wahtum Lake
Hood River County, Oregon65 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Oregon DEQ for this lake.
Wahtum Lake in Hood River County, Oregon has water-quality measurements published by Oregon DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 65 acres.
Wahtum Lake is a 65-acre lake in Hood River County, Oregon.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Oregon DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Wahtum Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping3 public campgrounds nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Wahtum Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Wahtum Lake
These are the measurements Oregon DEQ publishes for Wahtum 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
65 acres
Shoreline
1.3 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Wahtum Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Wahtum Lake
- Wahtum Lake0.6 km
- Ottertail Lake1.4 km
- Black Lake4.6 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 Wahtum Lake
Where is Wahtum Lake?
- Wahtum Lake is a lake in Hood River County, Oregon. Its water-quality measurements are published by Oregon DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Wahtum Lake?
- Wahtum Lake in Hood River County, Oregon has water-quality measurements published by Oregon DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 65 acres.
Is Wahtum Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Wahtum Lake?
- Wahtum Lake has 3 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Wahtum Lake, Ottertail Lake, Black Lake. 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 Wahtum 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