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Lac Mccuaig

Pontiac, QuébecView mapDirections

classe oligotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
6.8 m
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
2.8 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
0.8 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP

Lac Mccuaig in Pontiac, Québec is classified classe oligotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2025. Water clarity: 6.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.8 µg/L.

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Lac Mccuaig is a lake in Pontiac County, Québec.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Lac Mccuaig is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Clear water22.3 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Lac Mccuaig 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 Mccuaig

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

Crystal clear, you can see 22.3 ft down. Phosphorus 2.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 0.8 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)6.8 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus2.8 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)0.8 µg/LMeasured, not scored

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Where is Lac Mccuaig?

Lac Mccuaig is a lake in Pontiac, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe oligotrophe for 2025. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac Mccuaig?

Lac Mccuaig in Pontiac, Québec is classified classe oligotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2025. Water clarity: 6.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 2.8 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 0.8 µg/L.

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

Most recent, 2025
classe oligotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, 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 (14 classified 2012–2025)
YearPublished class
2024classe oligotrophe
2023classe oligotrophe
2022classe oligotrophe
2021classe ultra-oligotrophe
2020classe ultra-oligotrophe
2019classe oligotrophe
2018classe oligotrophe
2015classe oligotrophe
2014classe oligotrophe
2013classe oligotrophe
2012classe ultra-oligotrophe

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 Mccuaig 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.