Swift Creek Reservoir Sta
Chesterfield County, VirginiaView 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 Swift Creek Reservoir Sta. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
Swift Creek Reservoir Sta in Chesterfield County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.1 µg/L.
Swift Creek Reservoir Sta is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Overall water quality is improving over recent sampling years. Compared to the 6 other monitored lakes in Chesterfield County, Swift Creek Reservoir Sta ranks #4 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2026-06-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
Readings onlyElevated nutrients
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 Swift Creek Reservoir Sta 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 Reservoir Sta
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Swift Creek Reservoir Sta, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 14.1 µg/L. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.8ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 30µg/L | Fair GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 14.1µg/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. | 57 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Water Quality Trend: Improving
Based on 6 years of monitoring (2012–2026).
Water clarity
Stable6 years
Phosphorus
Improving-1.44 µg/L/yr5 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable-0.14 µg/L/yr5 years
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Frequently asked questions about Swift Creek Reservoir Sta
Where is Swift Creek Reservoir Sta?
- Swift Creek Reservoir Sta is in Chesterfield 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 Swift Creek Reservoir Sta?
- Swift Creek Reservoir Sta in Chesterfield County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 14.1 µg/L.
Is Swift Creek Reservoir Sta 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
164 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2012–2026. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB164 samples · 2012–2026
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
- 446.0 ~ EPA; Chlorophylls and Pheopigments in Phytoplankton by Spectrophotometry
- 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
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.