Lac Saint-Joseph
Les Pays-d'en-Haut, QuébecView mapDirections
This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2025, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year
Lac Saint-Joseph in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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: 4.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.8 µg/L.
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Lac Saint-Joseph is a lake in Les Pays-d'en-Haut County, Québec.
Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.
What Lac Saint-Joseph is good for
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- Clear water13.8 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lac Saint-Joseph 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 Saint-Joseph
These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Saint-Joseph, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 13.8 ft. Phosphorus 5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.8 µg/L.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | 4.2 m | Measured, not scored |
| Phosphorus | 5 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 2.8 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
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Where is Lac Saint-Joseph?
- Lac Saint-Joseph is a lake in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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 Saint-Joseph?
- Lac Saint-Joseph in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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: 4.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.8 µg/L.
Is Lac Saint-Joseph 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 Saint-Joseph. 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 (16 classified 2014–2025)
| Year | Published class |
|---|---|
| 2024 | zone de transition méso-eutrophe |
| 2023 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2022 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2021 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2020 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2019 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2018 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2017 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2016 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2015 | zone de transition oligo-mésotrophe |
| 2014 | 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 Saint-Joseph 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.