Bath County Lake Quality
Virginia, 3 lakes, measured by Virginia DEQ
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 recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. Most monitored lakes in Bath County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Virginia.
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 Bolar Mtn. Campground Lake.
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All Lakes in Bath County
3 lakes · 2 ranked on readings, 1 without enough sampling2 lakes ranked on readings · 1 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolar Mtn. Campground LakeBath | 9.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.8 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Mcclintic Pt. LakeBath | 4.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 7.4 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| Bath County Pumped Storage LakeBath | 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 Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. See data sources.