Where is Shuswap Lake?

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

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

Clarity

6.3 m

Typical for British Columbia

Secchi · sampled 2026

Phosphorus

14 µg/L

Typical for British Columbia

Measured by ENV

Chlorophyll-a

2.2 µg/L

Typical for British Columbia

Measured by ENV

Limited data

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Shuswap Lake in Shuswap Lake, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.2 µg/L.

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Shuswap Lake is a lake in Shuswap Lake County, British Columbia.

Source: the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-08-13. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Shuswap Lake is good for

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Clear water20.7 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 Shuswap 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 Shuswap Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 20.7 ft down. Phosphorus 14 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 2.2 µg/L. TSI 38.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	6.3m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	14µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	2.2µg/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.	38	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Frequently asked questions about Shuswap Lake

Where is Shuswap Lake?: Shuswap Lake is a lake in Shuswap Lake, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shuswap Lake?: Shuswap Lake in Shuswap Lake, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.3 m visibility. Phosphorus: 14 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 2.2 µg/L.
Is Shuswap Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.