Spring Valley Lake Lake
Columbiana County, OhioView mapDirections
Ohio EPA publishes the water-quality measurements for Spring Valley Lake Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Hypereutrophic
- Limited data
Spring Valley Lake Lake in Columbiana County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 396.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 84.3 µg/L.
Spring Valley Lake Lake is a highly nutrient-loaded hypereutrophic lake in Columbiana County, Ohio. Compared to the 1 other monitored lakes in Columbiana County, Spring Valley Lake Lake ranks #2 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Ohio EPA, last sampled 2022-10-24. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyLimited data
Based on clarity and algae readings from past sampling — there is no live water temperature and a current cyanobacteria reading for this lake. Check your state or county health department before you swim.
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Spring Valley Lake Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Spring Valley Lake Lake
These are the measurements Ohio EPA publishes for Spring Valley Lake 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. Phosphorus 396.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 84.3 µg/L. TSI 82.
| 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 | 397µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 84.3µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 82 | Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity
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Where is Spring Valley Lake Lake?
- Spring Valley Lake Lake is a lake in Columbiana County, Ohio. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ohio EPA and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Spring Valley Lake Lake?
- Spring Valley Lake Lake in Columbiana County, Ohio has water-quality measurements published by Ohio EPA, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 396.5 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 84.3 µg/L.
Is Spring Valley Lake 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
31 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- Division of Surface water (Ohio)
21OHIO_WQX31 samples · 2022
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
- 445.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophyll and Pheophytin in Algae by Fluorescence
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
Monitoring station identifiers (2)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.