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Charlie Lake

Lower Beatton River, British ColumbiaView mapDirections

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

Clarity
1.9 m
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2026
Phosphorus
49.3 µg/L
More phosphorus than most
Measured by ENV
Chlorophyll-a
14.7 µg/L
More algae than most
Measured by ENV
  • Limited data

Charlie Lake in Lower Beatton River, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 49.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.7 µg/L.

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Charlie Lake is a lake in Lower Beatton River County, British Columbia.

Source: the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-08-19. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Charlie 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 Charlie Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 6.1 ft. Phosphorus 49.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 14.7 µg/L. TSI 56.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.85mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus49.3µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)14.7µg/LMeasured, 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.56Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Charlie Lake?

Charlie Lake is a lake in Lower Beatton River, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Charlie Lake?

Charlie Lake in Lower Beatton River, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 49.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.7 µg/L.

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Is Charlie Lake 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

120 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2017–2026. Retrieved from British Columbia EnMoDS (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-09-06.

Collected and reported by

  • British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parksenmods-bc120 samples · 2017–2026
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
  • 0400390
  • E207459

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