What is the cleanest lake in Halifax County, Virginia?

Banister Lakesta in Halifax County is the highest-rated lake in Halifax County, Virginia with an EPA water quality grade of D and 2 feet of water clarity.

How are these rankings calculated?

Lakes are graded A through F on nutrients and algae — total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity — against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown; it is not the letter. Lakes without enough recent samples are UNRATED, not given an F. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Halifax County, Virginia

Banister Lakesta in Halifax County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of D and 2 ft of clarity. Below are the top 3 cleanest monitored lakes in Halifax County, Virginia, ranked by EPA water quality score.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Banister Lakesta	Halifax	D	2 ft	40 µg/L	13.4 µg/L
2	John H. Kerr Reservoir	Halifax	NR	-	-	-
3	Big Lake	Halifax	NR	-	-	-

Ranked List

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