Where is Big Bar Lake?

Big Bar Lake is a lake in Big Bar Creek, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.

Big Bar Lake

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ENV publishes the water-quality measurements for Big Bar Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

5 m

Typical for British Columbia

Secchi · sampled 2017

Phosphorus

3.5 µg/L

Less phosphorus than most

Measured by ENV

Chlorophyll-a

2 µg/L

Typical for British Columbia

Measured by ENV

Limited data

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Big Bar Lake in Big Bar Creek, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2 µg/L.

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Big Bar Lake is a lake in Big Bar Creek County, British Columbia.

Source: the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2017-05-04. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Big Bar Lake is good for

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Clear water16.4 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Big Bar Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Big Bar Lake

These are the measurements ENV publishes for Big Bar Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Crystal clear, you can see 16.4 ft down. Phosphorus 3.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2 µg/L. TSI 32.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	3.5µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2µg/L	Measured, not scored 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.	32	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Nearby Lakes in Big Bar Creek

Green Lake6.9 m clear24.4 miView →Lac la Hache37.2 miView →Chimney Lake3 m clear42.9 miView →Horse Lake4.8 m clear35.1 miView →Quesnel Lake55.3 miView →Williams Lake1.2 m clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Big Bar Lake

Where is Big Bar Lake?: Big Bar Lake is a lake in Big Bar Creek, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Big Bar Lake?: Big Bar Lake in Big Bar Creek, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 3.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2 µg/L.
Is Big Bar Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.