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

Skaha Lake

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

Clarity

5.6 m

Typical for British Columbia

Secchi · sampled 2026

Phosphorus

8.9 µg/L

Typical for British Columbia

Measured by ENV

Chlorophyll-a

4.7 µg/L

Typical for British Columbia

Measured by ENV

Limited data

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Skaha Lake in Okanagan River, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.7 µg/L.

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Skaha Lake is a lake in Okanagan River County, British Columbia.

Source: the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2026-03-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Skaha Lake is good for

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Clear water18.4 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 Skaha 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 Skaha Lake

These are the measurements ENV publishes for Skaha 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 18.4 ft down. Phosphorus 8.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 4.7 µg/L. TSI 39.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	5.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	8.9µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	4.7µg/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.	39	Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Nearby Lakes in Okanagan River

Vaseaux Lake4.4 m clear8 miView →Osoyoos Lake4.3 m clear27.1 miView →Okanagan Lake5.9 m clear38.9 miView →Ellison Lake0.8 m clear—View →Wood Lake3.6 m clear—View →Beaver Lake—View →

Frequently asked questions about Skaha Lake

Where is Skaha Lake?: Skaha Lake is a lake in Okanagan River, British Columbia. Its water-quality measurements are published by ENV and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Skaha Lake?: Skaha Lake in Okanagan River, British Columbia has water-quality measurements published by ENV, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5.6 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.9 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 4.7 µg/L.
Is Skaha Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.