Lac Therrien
Bellechasse, QuébecView mapDirections
This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, not a LakeQuality grade. See every year
Lac Therrien in Bellechasse, 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 2021. Phosphorus: 10.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.2 µg/L.
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Lac Therrien is a lake in Bellechasse County, Québec.
Source: Québec RSVL (MELCCFP) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2021-08-01. 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 Therrien 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 Therrien
These are the measurements MELCCFP publishes for Lac Therrien, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 10.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 6.2 µg/L.
| Metric | Value | EPA condition class |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity (Secchi Depth) | No recent samples | |
| Phosphorus | 10.6 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 6.2 µg/L | Measured, not scored |
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Where is Lac Therrien?
- Lac Therrien is a lake in Bellechasse, Québec. MELCCFP classifies it classe mésotrophe for 2021. This is MELCCFP's own trophic classification for 2021, not a LakeQuality grade.
What is the water quality of Lac Therrien?
- Lac Therrien in Bellechasse, 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 2021. Phosphorus: 10.6 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 6.2 µg/L.
Is Lac Therrien 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 Therrien. 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 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)
| Year | Published class |
|---|---|
| 2020 | classe mésotrophe |
| 2019 | 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 Therrien 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.