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Lac des Sept ÎLes

Le Rocher-Percé, QuébecView mapDirections

classe ultra-oligotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2024, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Phosphorus
3.8 µg/L
Less phosphorus than most
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
1 µg/L
Less algae than most
Measured by MELCCFP

Lac des Sept ÎLes in Le Rocher-Percé, Québec is classified classe ultra-oligotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2024. Phosphorus: 3.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1 µg/L.

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Lac des Sept ÎLes is a lake in Le Rocher-Percé County, Québec.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-08-01. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Lac des Sept ÎLes 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 Sept ÎLes

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac des Sept ÎLes, 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 3.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 1 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 phosphorus3.8µg/LMeasured, not scored

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

Chlorophyll-a (algae)1µg/LMeasured, not scored

The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

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Frequently asked questions about Lac des Sept ÎLes

Where is Lac des Sept ÎLes?

Lac des Sept ÎLes is a lake in Le Rocher-Percé, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe ultra-oligotrophe for 2024. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2024, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac des Sept ÎLes?

Lac des Sept ÎLes in Le Rocher-Percé, Québec is classified classe ultra-oligotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2024. Phosphorus: 3.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 1 µg/L.

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Is Lac des Sept ÎLes safe to swim in?

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

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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 Sept ÎLes. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2024
classe ultra-oligotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2024, 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.

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 Sept ÎLes 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.