Bedford County Lake Quality
Virginia, 7 lakes, measured by Virginia DEQ
Bedford County holds 7 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. 5 of those lakes carry recent nutrient and algae readings. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide picture is low-to-moderate phosphorus with clear summer transparency across most monitored lakes.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed. Mouth of Witcher Cr. Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Bedford County
7 lakes · 5 ranked on readings, 2 without enough sampling5 lakes ranked on readings · 2 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mouth of Witcher Cr. LakeBedford | 11.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Mouth Craddock Cr. LakeBedford | 10.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | Confl. Blackwater River LakeBedford | 9.8 ft | 10 µg/L | 2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Confl. Beaverdam Cr. LakeBedford | 4.3 ft | 20 µg/L | 12.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Leesville Lakea-Rmp BedfordBedford | 4.9 ft | 10 µg/L | 6.4 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Bedford LakeBedford | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Bedford ReservoirBedford | 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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