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Lac des Sources

La Rivière-du-Nord, QuébecView mapDirections

classe mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2019, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
2.4 m
Secchi · sampled 2019
Phosphorus
9.7 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
3.9 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP

Lac des Sources in La Rivière-du-Nord, Québec is classified classe mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2019. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.9 µg/L.

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Lac des Sources is a lake in La Rivière-du-Nord County, Québec.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2019-08-01. 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 Sources 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 Sources

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac des Sources, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.9 ft. Phosphorus 9.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 3.9 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.4 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus9.7 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)3.9 µg/LMeasured, not scored

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Where is Lac des Sources?

Lac des Sources is a lake in La Rivière-du-Nord, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe mésotrophe for 2019. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2019, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac des Sources?

Lac des Sources in La Rivière-du-Nord, Québec is classified classe mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2019. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 3.9 µg/L.

Is Lac des Sources 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 Sources. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.

Most recent, 2019
classe mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2019, 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 2012–2019)
YearPublished class
2018classe mésotrophe
2017zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe
2016zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe
2015zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe
2013zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe
2012zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe

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 Sources 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.