Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake
Albemarle 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 Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Eutrophic
- Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake in Albemarle County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 16.1 µg/L.
Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake is a productive, nutrient-rich eutrophic lake in Albemarle County, Virginia. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years. Compared to the 7 other monitored lakes in Albemarle County, Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake ranks #8 for water quality.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, Virginia DEQ, last sampled 2022-10-24. 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. Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upstream of Ivy 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 Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake
These are the measurements Virginia DEQ publishes for Upstream of Ivy Creek 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 4.3 ft. Phosphorus 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 16.1 µg/L. TSI 57.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 4.3ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | 40µg/L | Poor GoodFairPoor |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | 16.1µg/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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Fishing Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake
Water Quality Trend: Worsening
Based on 4 years of monitoring (2015–2022).
Water clarity
Worsening4 years
Phosphorus
Stable+0.47 µg/L/yr4 years
Chlorophyll-a
Stable+0.02 µg/L/yr4 years
EPA Impairment Status
Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit VAV-H26L_RRS01A22 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake
Where is Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake?
- Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake is in Albemarle 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 Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake?
- Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake in Albemarle County, Virginia has water-quality measurements published by Virginia DEQ, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.3 ft visibility. Phosphorus: 40 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 16.1 µg/L.
Is Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upstream of Ivy Creek Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
121 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2015–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
21VASWCB121 samples · 2015–2022
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 (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.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database