West Medical Lake
Spokane County, Washington206 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Washington Ecology for this lake.
- Impaired · Ammonia
West Medical Lake in Spokane County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 206 acres.
West Medical Lake is a 206-acre lake in Spokane County, Washington.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, WA Ecology. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingBacteria advisory
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. West Medical Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for ammonia, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether West Medical Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Washington State Department of Ecology and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for West Medical Lake
These are the measurements Washington Ecology publishes for West Medical 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
206 acres
Shoreline
4.1 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for West Medical Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
West Medical Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2018 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Drinking water, Aquatic life, Fish consumption, Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit WA17020013001201_001_001 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about West Medical Lake
Where is West Medical Lake?
- West Medical Lake is a lake in Spokane County, Washington. Its water-quality measurements are published by Washington Ecology and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of West Medical Lake?
- West Medical Lake in Spokane County, Washington has water-quality measurements published by Washington Ecology, shown here as reported. Surface area: 206 acres.
Is West Medical Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. West Medical Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for ammonia, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen), pathogens (E. coli, fecal), pCBs. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for West Medical Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database