Swift Creek Lake
Colonial Heights city County, Virginia38 acresView mapDirections
Virginia DEQ publishes the water-quality measurements for Swift Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Public access
- Limited data
Swift Creek Lake in Colonial Heights city County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L. Surface area: 38 acres.
Swift Creek Lake is a 38-acre lake in Colonial Heights city County, Virginia. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2013-07-12. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Swift Creek 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 Swift Creek Lake
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Swift Creek 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 60 µg/L. TSI 63.
| 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 | 60µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 63 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
38 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by Virginia DEQ
No bathymetric survey has been published for Swift Creek Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2012–2013). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Improving2 years
Phosphorus
Stable0 µg/L/yr2 years
Chlorophyll-a
Improving-6.1 µg/L/yr2 years
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Swift Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lakeview (completed 1920), built primarily for recreation on the Swift Creek; concrete-type dam, 39 ft tall and 472 ft long.
- Surface area
- 38 ac
- Normal storage
- 610 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 610 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 168 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- City of Colonial Heights
All listed purposes: Recreation;Hydroelectric.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID VA570001 · Operator website · Matched by proximity (0.53 km)
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Frequently asked questions about Swift Creek Lake
Where is Swift Creek Lake?
- Swift Creek Lake is a lake in Colonial Heights city County, Virginia. Its water-quality measurements are published by Virginia DEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Swift Creek Lake?
- Swift Creek Lake in Colonial Heights city County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 60 µg/L. Surface area: 38 acres.
Is Swift Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Swift Creek Lake?
- Public access to Swift Creek Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Virginia's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2013. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB1 sample · 2013
Analytical methods
- Total Phosphorus After Block Digestion
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
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.