Ochre Hill Ponds
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ECCC publishes the water-quality measurements for Ochre Hill Ponds. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Ochre Hill Ponds in Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador has water-quality measurements published by ECCC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 7.5 µg/L.
Ochre Hill Ponds is a lake in Terra Nova County, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2025-11-17. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Ochre Hill Ponds is safe to swim in today is a call for Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Climate Change and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Ochre Hill Ponds
These are the measurements ECCC publishes for Ochre Hill Ponds, 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 7.5 µg/L. TSI 33.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 7.5µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 33 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Where is Ochre Hill Ponds?
- Ochre Hill Ponds is a lake in Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its water-quality measurements are published by ECCC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Ochre Hill Ponds?
- Ochre Hill Ponds in Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador has water-quality measurements published by ECCC, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 7.5 µg/L.
Is Ochre Hill Ponds safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
16 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-16.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada
eccc-ltwqm16 samples · 2016–2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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