Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward
Prince Edward County, Virginia11 acresView mapDirections
This is the name Virginia DEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.
Virginia DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward in Prince Edward County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.1 µg/L. Surface area: 11 acres.
Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward is a 11-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 5 other monitored lakes in Prince Edward County, Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2022-10-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyModerate algae
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 Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward is safe to swim in today is a call for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 11.1 µg/L. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 30µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 11.1µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
11 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward, so its depth is not documented here.
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Fishing Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2013–2022).
Water clarity
Worsening4 years
Phosphorus
Worsening+1.85 µg/L/yr3 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.88 µg/L/yr3 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Goodwin Dam, built primarily for recreation on the Tr-Sandy River; earth-type dam, 32 ft tall and 350 ft long.
- Surface area
- 11 ac
- Normal storage
- 86 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 212.25 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.55 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- Virginia DCR - State Parks
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VA147005 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.12 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward
Where is Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward?
- Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward is in Prince Edward County, Virginia. This is the name Virginia DEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward?
- Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward in Prince Edward County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.1 µg/L. Surface area: 11 acres.
Is Goodwin Lake-Near Dam-Prince Edward 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
82 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2013–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB82 samples · 2013–2022
Analytical methods
- Tyler, John. 1968. The secchi disk, Limnology and Oceanograpy, 13(1):1-6.
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.