Where is Lake Heritage?

Lake Heritage is a lake in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.

Lake Heritage

Adams County, Pennsylvania140 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from PA DEP for this lake.

Area

140 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

5.4 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)

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Lake Heritage in Adams County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 140 acres.

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Lake Heritage is a 140-acre lake in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

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

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Heritage is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

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

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Water quality measurements for Lake Heritage

These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Lake Heritage, 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

140 acres

Shoreline

5.4 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Lake Heritage is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit PA-LRP-02070009001110 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Adams County

Lake Meade14.3 miView →Chambersburg Reservoir16 miView →Long Pine Run ReservoirMesotrophic16.6 miView →Lawrence Baker Sheppard Reservoir11.4 miView →Sheppard-Meyers Reservoir13.2 miView →Lake MarburgMesotrophic14.7 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Lake Heritage

Where is Lake Heritage?: Lake Heritage is a lake in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Heritage?: Lake Heritage in Adams County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 140 acres.
Is Lake Heritage safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Heritage is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.