Patrick County Lake Quality
Virginia, 5 lakes, measured by Virginia DEQ
Patrick County holds 5 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. Every one of those lakes carries recent nutrient and algae readings, so the county-level summary covers the full set rather than a monitored subset. Most monitored lakes in Patrick County carry favourable nutrient and algae readings for Virginia.
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. Union Bridge Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Patrick County
5 lakes5 lakes ranked on readings
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Bridge LakePatrick | 8.2 ft | 10 µg/L | 2.7 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 2 | Talbott ReservoirPatrick | 9.8 ft | 10 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 3 | Horseshoe Point LakePatrick | 9.8 ft | 10 µg/L | 1.7 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Fairy Stone LakePatrick | 6.4 ft | 20 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Townes ReservoirPatrick | 5.2 ft | 20 µg/L | 8.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
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