Columbia Lake
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ENV publishes the water-quality measurements for Columbia Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Columbia Lake in Columbia River, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.3 µg/L.
Columbia Lake is a lake in Columbia River County, British Columbia.
Source: the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-08-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Columbia Lake is good for
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- Clear water14 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Columbia 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.
Water quality measurements for Columbia Lake
These are the measurements ENV publishes for Columbia Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 14 ft. Phosphorus 5.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1.3 µg/L. TSI 34.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.28m | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 5.6µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 1.3µg/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. | 34 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Where is Columbia Lake?
- Columbia Lake is a lake in Columbia River, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Columbia Lake?
- Columbia Lake in Columbia River, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1.3 µg/L.
Is Columbia 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
56 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 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 Parks
enmods-bc56 samples · 2017–2026
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
0200434
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