Bath County Lake Quality
Virginia, 3 lakes, average grade B (Good)
Bath County holds 3 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 2 of those lakes carry an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. With an average grade of B, Bath County sits comfortably above the Virginia median.
The county's lakes lean shallow, which makes the grades sensitive to wind, sediment-resuspension, and any nutrient inputs from the watershed. The cleanest lake on the books is Bolar Mtn. Campground Lake (A); the most-stressed is Mcclintic Pt. Lake (C).
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All Lakes in Bath County
3 lakes · 2 graded, 1 not rated2 graded lakes · 1 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABolar Mtn. Campground LakeBath | A | 9.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.8 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | CMcclintic Pt. LakeBath | C | 4.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 7.4 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| NRBath County Pumped Storage LakeBath | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.