Upper Richardson Lake
Oxford County, Maine4,648 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Maine DEP for this lake.
Upper Richardson Lake in Oxford County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4648 acres.
Upper Richardson Lake is a 4,648-acre lake in Oxford County, Maine.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Richardson Lake is good for
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- Big water4,648 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Richardson Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Upper Richardson Lake
These are the measurements Maine DEP publishes for Upper Richardson 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. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
4,648 acres
Shoreline
29.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Richardson Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Richardson Lake
Where is Upper Richardson Lake?
- Upper Richardson Lake is a lake in Oxford County, Maine. Its water-quality measurements are published by Maine DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Richardson Lake?
- Upper Richardson Lake in Oxford County, Maine has water-quality measurements published by Maine DEP, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4648 acres.
Is Upper Richardson 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
Measurements for Upper Richardson Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.