Where is Langford Lake?

Langford Lake is a lake in Victoria, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.

Langford Lake

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ENV publishes the water-quality measurements for Langford Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

3.7 m

Typical for British Columbia

Secchi · sampled 2026

Phosphorus

16.2 µg/L

Typical for British Columbia

Measured by ENV

Chlorophyll-a

8.2 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by ENV

Limited data

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Langford Lake in Victoria, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 16.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.2 µg/L.

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Langford Lake is a lake in Victoria County, British Columbia.

Source: the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-08-05. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Langford Lake is good for

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Clear water12.1 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Langford Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Langford Lake

These are the measurements ENV publishes for Langford Lake, 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 12.1 ft. Phosphorus 16.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 8.2 µg/L. TSI 46.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.7m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	16.2µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	8.2µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	46	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Frequently asked questions about Langford Lake

Where is Langford Lake?: Langford Lake is a lake in Victoria, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Langford Lake?: Langford Lake in Victoria, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 m visibility. Phosphorus: 16.2 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 8.2 µg/L.
Is Langford Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.