Sapphire Lake
Jackson County, North Carolina55 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NC DEQ for this lake.
Sapphire Lake in Jackson County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 55 acres.
Sapphire Lake is a 55-acre lake in Jackson County, North Carolina.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NCDEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Sapphire Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Sapphire Lake
These are the measurements NC DEQ publishes for Sapphire Lake, 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
55 acres
Shoreline
4.9 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Sapphire Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Sapphire Lake
Where is Sapphire Lake?
- Sapphire Lake is a lake in Jackson County, North Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by NC DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Sapphire Lake?
- Sapphire Lake in Jackson County, North Carolina has water-quality measurements published by NC DEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 55 acres.
Is Sapphire Lake 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
Measurements for Sapphire Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.