Bedford County Lake Quality
Virginia, 7 lakes, average grade B (Good)
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 an A–F grade. The county-level summary describes that subset, not every water body listed. The county-wide average lands at B — solid water quality with most lakes carrying clear summer transparency and low-to-moderate phosphorus.
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 (A) is the cleanest in the county.
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All Lakes in Bedford County
7 lakes · 5 graded, 2 not rated5 graded lakes · 2 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMouth of Witcher Cr. LakeBedford | A | 11.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | AMouth Craddock Cr. LakeBedford | A | 10.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.6 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | AConfl. Blackwater River LakeBedford | A | 9.8 ft | 10 µg/L | 2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | CConfl. Beaverdam Cr. LakeBedford | C | 4.3 ft | 20 µg/L | 12.5 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | CLeesville Lakea-Rmp BedfordBedford | C | 4.9 ft | 10 µg/L | 6.4 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| NRBedford LakeBedford | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRBedford ReservoirBedford | 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.