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Comfort Lake

Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania62 acresView mapDirections

PA DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Comfort Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
21.5 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by PA DEP
Chlorophyll-a
6.5 µg/L
Typical for Pennsylvania
Measured by PA DEP
Area
62 acres
Surface area
Type
Mesotrophic
Trophic class
Shoreline
1.4 mi
Measured length
  • Mesotrophic
  • Limited data

Comfort Lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 21.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.5 µg/L. Surface area: 62 acres.

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Comfort Lake is a 62-acre mesotrophic lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP, last sampled 2023-11-15. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

Readings only

Limited data

Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.

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

Whether Comfort Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Comfort Lake

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

No clarity data. Phosphorus 21.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 6.5 µg/L.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

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

Total phosphorus21.5µg/LFair
GoodFairPoor
Chlorophyll-a (algae)6.5µg/LFair
GoodFairPoor

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Surface area

62 acres

Shoreline

1.4 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Comfort Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Where is Comfort Lake?

Comfort Lake is a lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Comfort Lake?

Comfort Lake in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 21.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.5 µg/L. Surface area: 62 acres.

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Is Comfort 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

Measurements for Comfort Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.

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.