Chesapeake city County Lake Quality
Virginia, 6 lakes, average grade C (Fair)
Chesapeake city County has 6 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. Every one of those lakes carries an A–F grade, so the county-level summary covers the full set rather than a monitored subset. Chesapeake city County averages to a C. The distribution behind that average matters more than the letter: a few stressed lakes versus many decent ones can produce the same average as the inverse.
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 Lake Drummond (C); the most-stressed is Lake Drummond (C).
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All Lakes in Chesapeake city County
6 lakes6 graded lakes
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLake DrummondChesapeake city | C | 0.7 ft | 60 µg/L | 7 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | CSta Mouth of Interior Ditch LakeChesapeake city | C | 0.7 ft | 60 µg/L | 6.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | CSta Mouth of Riddick Ditch LakeChesapeake city | C | 0.7 ft | 60 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | CLake Drummond Sta Mouth of Feeder DitChesapeake city | C | 0.7 ft | 60 µg/L | 6.4 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | CLake Drummond Sta Mouth of PortsmouthChesapeake city | C | 0.7 ft | 60 µg/L | 8.1 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 6 | CLake Drummond Sta Mouth of JerichoChesapeake city | C | 0.7 ft | 60 µg/L | 8.6 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.