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Barrie'S Lake

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Ontario MECP publishes the water-quality measurements for Barrie'S Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus
23.7 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
Max depth
~8.5 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 28 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Barrie'S Lake in Region of Waterloo, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 23.7 µg/L.

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Barrie'S Lake is a lake in Region of Waterloo County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 28 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2015-07-29. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Barrie'S Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Barrie'S Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Barrie'S 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. Phosphorus 23.7 µg/L. TSI 50.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
Phosphorus23.7 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)50Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~8.5 m est.
Average Depth~2.4 m est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Ontario has not published bathymetry for Barrie'S Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
Surface area
32 acres
Shoreline
2 mi
Elevation
1,010 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

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Where is Barrie'S Lake?

Barrie'S Lake is a lake in Region of Waterloo, Ontario. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ontario MECP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Barrie'S Lake?

Barrie'S Lake in Region of Waterloo, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 23.7 µg/L.

Is Barrie'S Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is Barrie'S Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Barrie'S Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 28 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Barrie'S Lake come from Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring), not the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. See data sources.

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Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)