A Pool
Virginia Beach city County, VirginiaView mapDirections
Virginia DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for A Pool. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
A Pool in Virginia Beach city County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility.
A Pool is a lake in Virginia Beach city County, Virginia. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2021-11-03. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether A Pool is safe to swim in today is a call for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for A Pool
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for A Pool, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2 ft of visibility. TSI 67.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 67 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2015–2021).
Water clarity
Worsening5 years
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Frequently asked questions about A Pool
Where is A Pool?
- A Pool is a lake in Virginia Beach city County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of A Pool?
- A Pool in Virginia Beach city County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 ft visibility.
Is A Pool safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
70 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2015–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
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BACKBAYNWR70 samples · 2015–2021
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.