Prince Edward County Lake Quality
Virginia, 10 lakes, measured by Virginia DEQ
Prince Edward County holds 10 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's readings sit in the middle of the Virginia range, with one or two lakes pulling the average up or down depending on year.
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. Briery Creek Lake Sta has the lowest nutrient and algae readings in the county.
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All Lakes in Prince Edward County
10 lakes · 5 ranked on readings, 5 without enough sampling5 lakes ranked on readings · 5 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briery Creek Lake StaPrince Edward | 4.3 ft | 20 µg/L | 8.5 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 2 | Briery Creek Lake Upper End of Lake PrinPrince Edward | 3.9 ft | 20 µg/L | 12.1 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| 3 | Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince EdwardPrince Edward | 2.6 ft | 30 µg/L | 11.1 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 4 | Prince Edward Lake-Near DamPrince Edward | 2.6 ft | 20 µg/L | 8.4 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded |
| 5 | Sandy River LakePrince Edward | 3.3 ft | 20 µg/L | 14.6 µg/L | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
| Mottleys LakePrince Edward | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Industrial Waste PondPrince Edward | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Little Creek LakePrince Edward | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Grand View LakePrince Edward | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Hicks LakePrince Edward | 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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