Where is Van Sciver Lake?

Van Sciver Lake is a lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.

Van Sciver Lake

Bucks County, Pennsylvania1,397 acresView map Directions

PA DEP publishes the water-quality measurements for Van Sciver Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Chlorophyll-a

11.2 µg/L

Typical for Pennsylvania

Measured by PA DEP

Area

1,397 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

17.3 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Algal growth
Limited data

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Van Sciver Lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.2 µg/L. Surface area: 1397 acres.

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Van Sciver Lake is a 1,397-acre lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, PA DEP, last sampled 2017-08-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Van Sciver Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Big water1,397 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Recreation use not supported

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Van Sciver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, noxious aquatic plants, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Van Sciver Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Van Sciver Lake

These are the measurements PA DEP publishes for Van Sciver 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. Chlorophyll-a 11.2 µg/L.

Water quality readings
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		No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	11.2µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

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Lake Details

Surface area

1,397 acres

Shoreline

17.3 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Van Sciver Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Van Sciver Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2024 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Algal growthNoxious aquatic plantspH / acidity

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life, Recreation, Other.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit PA-LRP-02040201000977 · Official waterbody report

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Frequently asked questions about Van Sciver Lake

Where is Van Sciver Lake?: Van Sciver Lake is a lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its water-quality measurements are published by PA DEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Van Sciver Lake?: Van Sciver Lake in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has water-quality measurements published by PA DEP, shown here as reported. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 11.2 µg/L. Surface area: 1397 acres.
Is Van Sciver Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Van Sciver Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for algal growth, noxious aquatic plants, pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.