Where is Lake Barcroft?

Lake Barcroft is a lake in Fairfax County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Barcroft

Fairfax County, Virginia134 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Virginia DEQ for this lake.

Area

134 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

6.9 mi

Measured length

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Lake Barcroft in Fairfax County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 134 acres.

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Lake Barcroft is a 134-acre lake in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Lake Barcroft is safe to swim in today is a call for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lake Barcroft

These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Lake Barcroft, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

134 acres

Shoreline

6.9 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Barcroft, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Fairfax County

Lake Accotink5.2 miView →Lake Royal7.8 miView →Huntsman Lake8.7 miView →Burke Lake4.9 ft clear · Mesotrophic10 miView →Lake Audubon4.1 ft clear11.2 miView →Lake Thoreau10 ft clear11.6 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Barcroft

Where is Lake Barcroft?: Lake Barcroft is a lake in Fairfax County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Barcroft?: Lake Barcroft in Fairfax County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 134 acres.
Is Lake Barcroft safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.