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BC lake · 1 km² · Kinskuch River watershed
Jade Lake
Its median summer total phosphorus in 1988 was 3.0 µg/L, from 1 reading.
The readings
1 summer reading on record in 1988, at 1 sampling site.
| Median, latest 10 sampled years | Compared with BC lakes | |
|---|---|---|
| Total phosphorus | 3.0 µg/L 1988, 1 reading | Too few readings (1) to compare with other lakes. |
Median each year (bigger dot, more readings)Middle half of BC lakesBC median
Source: BC Environmental Monitoring Data System (EnMoDS) results, Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch, Province of BC, records to September 19, 2026 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); lake outlines and names: Freshwater Atlas lakes, Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia). Summaries by PlaceDossier.
Nutrient level Inferred
Unclear: too few readings to infer a nutrient level.
Left out for too few readings (under 5 in the latest 10 sampled years): total phosphorus.
Year by year
| Year | Total phosphorus |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 3.0 µg/L (1) |
Median of each year's May to October readings; the number of readings is in brackets.
Source: BC Environmental Monitoring Data System (EnMoDS) results, Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch, Province of BC, records to September 19, 2026 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); lake outlines and names: Freshwater Atlas lakes, Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia). Summaries by PlaceDossier.
Where it was sampled
- E207628 JADE LAKE DEEP STATION 1 reading
Site names and IDs are as recorded in the provincial database; the IDs find each site's full record there.
What this record doesn't cover
Algae bloom reports and invasive mussel checks aren't in this record: the province's Algae Watch map and mussel monitoring aren't published as open data. For swimming, check the regional health authority's beach advisories; for blooms and mussels, ask the province's regional environment office or the local lake association.
Readings are from the province's monitoring database: samples taken by provincial staff, volunteer lake monitors, and companies and local governments that sample under their permits. We keep the ice-free season (May to October), and for phosphorus and chlorophyll only samples from the top 5 m. Each year's figure is the median of that year's readings; the summary is the median of every reading in the lake's latest 10 sampled years. A reading below the lab's detection limit counts at that limit. One site can be a bay rather than the open lake, so a lake's figures can differ from one end to the other.
Water quality changes with the season, the weather and the part of the lake. These are past readings, not a test of the water today: before you buy, ask the local government and the lake association what's known, and test a drinking-water intake yourself.