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Lac des Bleuets

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, QuébecView mapDirections

zone de transition méso-eutrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2018, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
1.7 m
Secchi · sampled 2018
Phosphorus
9.3 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
10.5 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP

Lac des Bleuets in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec is classified zone de transition méso-eutrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2018. Water clarity: 1.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10.5 µg/L.

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Lac des Bleuets is a lake in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean County, Québec.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2018-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

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

Whether Lac des Bleuets is safe to swim in today is a call for le Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lac des Bleuets

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac des Bleuets, 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 5.6 ft. Phosphorus 9.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 10.5 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.7 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus9.3 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)10.5 µg/LMeasured, not scored

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Where is Lac des Bleuets?

Lac des Bleuets is a lake in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it zone de transition méso-eutrophe for 2018. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2018, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac des Bleuets?

Lac des Bleuets in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec is classified zone de transition méso-eutrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2018. Water clarity: 1.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 10.5 µg/L.

Is Lac des Bleuets safe to swim in?

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

The authority’s own classification

Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) publishes its own classification for Lac des Bleuets. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2018
zone de transition méso-eutrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2018, not a LakeQuality grade.

A trophic class ranks how nutrient-rich a lake is, from oligotrophic at the low end to eutrophic at the high end. It describes nutrients and plant growth, not bacteria, and it is not a swimming clearance.

Earlier years (7 classified 2011–2018)
YearPublished class
2017zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2016classe eutrophe
2015classe eutrophe
2013zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2012zone de transition méso-eutrophe
2011zone de transition méso-eutrophe

Published by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec). A classification is not a same-day swimming clearance. See data sources.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Lac des Bleuets come from the Réseau de surveillance volontaire des lacs (RSVL), not the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake. MELCCFP RSVL (CC BY 4.0). See data sources.