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Eutrophic lakes — TSI 50 to 70 — are nutrient-rich and productive, with persistent summer algal communities that drive visible reductions in clarity. These conditions are not failures; they reflect a lake doing what nutrient-loaded waters do. 0 British Columbia lakes register as eutrophic. Only 0% are deep — eutrophy correlates with shallowness, agricultural watersheds, and the kind of nutrient-input history that takes decades to shift.

Eutrophic lakes typically grade C or D on our A–F scale. The same nutrient richness that defines the trophic class drives the lower grade.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.