Station Lake
Suffolk city County, Virginia21 acresView mapDirections
This is the name Virginia DEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole.
Virginia DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Station Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
Station Lake in Suffolk city County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 20.9 µg/L. Surface area: 21.2 acres.
Station Lake is a 21-acre productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Suffolk city County, Virginia. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 13 other monitored lakes in Suffolk city County, Station Lake ranks #7 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2024-10-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyAlgae risk
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 Station Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Station Lake
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Station Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 3.6 ft. Phosphorus 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 20.9 µg/L. TSI 59.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.6ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 40µg/L | Good GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 20.9µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 59 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
21 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Station Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 5 years of monitoring (2012–2024).
Water clarity
Stable5 years
Phosphorus
Stable-0.33 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Worsening+0.46 µg/L/yr5 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Station Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Plant Sludge Lagoon Dam, built primarily for other on the Discharges to Lake Savage Mill Pond, then to Lake Meade (800013) and ultimately to Nansemond River - VAHU6 JL44 Lake Kelby - Speights Run; earth-type dam, 30 ft tall and 22,187 ft long.
- Surface area
- 21.2 ac
- Normal storage
- 99 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 228 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.05 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- City of Portsmouth, Department of Public Utilities
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VA800023 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.72 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Station Lake
Where is Station Lake?
- Station Lake is in Suffolk city County, Virginia. This is the name Virginia DEQ records for this water. It can describe one sampling location rather than the water as a whole. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Station Lake?
- Station Lake in Suffolk city County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 20.9 µg/L. Surface area: 21.2 acres.
Is Station 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
305 measurements from 2 monitoring stations, 2012–2024. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB305 samples · 2012–2024
Analytical methods
- Tyler, John. 1968. The secchi disk, Limnology and Oceanograpy, 13(1):1-6.
- 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.