Lac à Pierre
Les Etchemins, QuébecView mapDirections
This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year
Lac à Pierre in Les Etchemins, Québec is classified zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2025. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.8 µg/L.
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Lac à Pierre is a lake in Les Etchemins County, Québec.
Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lac à Pierre 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.
Water quality measurements for Lac à Pierre
These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac à Pierre, 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 6.2 ft. Phosphorus 9.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4.8 µg/L.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 1.9 m | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | 9.7 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 4.8 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
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Where is Lac à Pierre?
- Lac à Pierre is a lake in Les Etchemins, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe for 2025. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade.
What is the water quality of Lac à Pierre?
- Lac à Pierre in Les Etchemins, Québec is classified zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe by Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (Québec) for 2025. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.7 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.8 µg/L.
Is Lac à Pierre 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 à Pierre. It is shown here as theirs, in their words, and is not folded into the LakeQuality letter.
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 (2 classified 2024–2025)
| Year | Published class |
|---|---|
| 2024 | zone 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 à Pierre 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.