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Lac Lindsay

Coaticook, QuébecView mapDirections

classe hyper-eutrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
1.2 m
Secchi · sampled 2021
Phosphorus
37.1 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
26.2 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Max depth
~11.3 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 37 ft max depth

Lac Lindsay in Coaticook, Québec is classified classe hyper-eutrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2021. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 37.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 26.2 µg/L.

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Lac Lindsay is a lake in Coaticook County, Québec with an estimated average depth of about 37 feet.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2021-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Algae risk

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

Whether Lac Lindsay 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 Lindsay

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Lindsay, 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 3.9 ft. Phosphorus 37.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 26.2 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.2 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus37.1 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)26.2 µg/LMeasured, not scored

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~11.3 m est.
Average Depth~4.3 m est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Québec has not published bathymetry for Lac Lindsay.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
10 sq mi
Surface area
151 acres
Shoreline
2.5 mi
Elevation
1,230 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

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Where is Lac Lindsay?

Lac Lindsay is a lake in Coaticook, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe hyper-eutrophe for 2021. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac Lindsay?

Lac Lindsay in Coaticook, Québec is classified classe hyper-eutrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2021. Water clarity: 1.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 37.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 26.2 µg/L.

Is Lac Lindsay safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Lac Lindsay?

No published bathymetric survey covers Lac Lindsay, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 37 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

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

Most recent, 2021
classe hyper-eutrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, 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 (3 classified 2019–2021)
YearPublished class
2020classe hyper-eutrophe
2019classe 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 Lindsay 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.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)