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Lac Saint-Sauveur

Les Pays-d'en-Haut, QuébecView mapDirections

classe mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2010, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year

Clarity
2.4 m
Secchi · sampled 2010
Phosphorus
10.1 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP
Chlorophyll-a
5.4 µg/L
Measured by MELCCFP

Lac Saint-Sauveur in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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 2010. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.4 µg/L.

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Lac Saint-Sauveur is a lake in Les Pays-d'en-Haut County, Québec.

Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2010-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

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Not rated

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

Whether Lac Saint-Sauveur 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 Saint-Sauveur

These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Saint-Sauveur, 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 10.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 5.4 µg/L.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.4 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus10.1 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)5.4 µg/LMeasured, not scored

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Answers come straight from the public measurements and survey records on this page.

Where is Lac Saint-Sauveur?

Lac Saint-Sauveur is a lake in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe mésotrophe for 2010. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2010, not a LakeQuality grade.

What is the water quality of Lac Saint-Sauveur?

Lac Saint-Sauveur in Les Pays-d'en-Haut, 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 2010. Water clarity: 2.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.1 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 5.4 µg/L.

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

Most recent, 2010
classe mésotrophe

This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2010, 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.

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-Sauveur 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.