Where is Willow Lake?

Willow Lake is a lake in Plumas County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Willow Lake?

Willow Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Domingo Springs. 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.

Willow Lake

Plumas County, California49 acresView map Directions

SWRCB publishes the water-quality measurements for Willow Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Chlorophyll-a

5.3 µg/L

Typical for California

Measured by SWRCB

Area

49 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.9 mi

Measured length

Limited data

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Willow Lake in Plumas County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.3 µg/L. Surface area: 49 acres.

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Willow Lake is a 49-acre lake in Plumas County, California.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2017-08-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Willow Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Willow 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.

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Water quality measurements for Willow Lake

These are the measurements SWRCB publishes for Willow 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. Chlorophyll-a 5.3 µg/L.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)		No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	5.3µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

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Lake Details

Surface area

49 acres

Shoreline

1.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Willow Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Willow Lake

Domingo Springs4.9 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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Fishing Willow Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Willow Lake

Where is Willow Lake?: Willow Lake is a lake in Plumas County, California. Its water-quality measurements are published by SWRCB and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Willow Lake?: Willow Lake in Plumas County, California has water-quality measurements published by SWRCB, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.3 µg/L. Surface area: 49 acres.
Is Willow Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Willow Lake?: Willow Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Domingo Springs. 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.