Adams County Lake Quality
Pennsylvania, 4 lakes, measured by PA DEP
Adams County has 4 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. 1 of those lake carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Taken together, the monitored lakes of Adams County sit near the low-nutrient end of the Pennsylvania range.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the readings sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest measured lake is Long Pine Run Reservoir.
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All Lakes in Adams County
4 lakes · 1 ranked on readings, 3 without enough sampling1 lake ranked on readings · 3 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Max Depth | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Pine Run ReservoirAdams | No recent samples | 6.5 µg/L | 2.2 µg/L | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Lake HeritageAdams | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lake MeadeAdams | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | 42 ft | Not recorded | |
| Chambersburg ReservoirAdams | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.
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Source: the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. See data sources.