Birch Lake
Birch Lake in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.
- Public access
- Yes
Why Birch Lake has no grade
We grade a lake only when its monitoring record clears the evidence bar: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Birch Lake, no EPA ecoregion for this lake, so the National Lakes Assessment condition thresholds cannot be applied.
Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.
Sampling is run by your state environmental agency and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.
Birch Lake is a lake in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency, last sampled 2021-07-22. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.
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Swimming Safety
Not ratedLimited data
Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake
Water quality measurements for Birch Lake
These readings exist but do not meet the evidence bar for an A–F grade — see why.
No clarity data.
| Metric | Value | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | No recent samples | |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No recent samples |
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Recreation & Access
- Birch Lake State Recreation SitePublic
Named access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, snapped within 5 km. More lakes with boat ramps
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Frequently asked questions about Birch Lake
Where is Birch Lake?
- Birch Lake is a lake in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — there is not enough recent sampling to assign a letter.
What is the water quality grade for Birch Lake?
- Birch Lake in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.
Is Birch Lake safe to swim in?
- Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Birch Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.
Are there boat ramps on Birch Lake?
- Birch Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Birch Lake State Recreation Site. Public access is listed as yes.
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Where this data comes from
3 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020–2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-21.
Collected and reported by
- Alaska Dept of Environmental Conservation - Water Quality
AKDECWQ3 samples · 2020–2021
Analytical methods
- Determination of Turbidity Technique Quantitative methods
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.
Other records on this page
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory