Where is Baxter Lake?

Baxter Lake is a lake in Muskoka District, Ontario. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ontario MECP and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Baxter Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Baxter Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Baxter Lake

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

Clarity

3.4 m

Secchi · sampled 2018

Phosphorus

9.8 µg/L

Measured by Ontario MECP

Max depth

~12.2 m est.

GLOBathy model

40 ft max depth

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Baxter Lake in Muskoka District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.8 µg/L.

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Baxter Lake is a lake in Muskoka District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 40 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2018-06-05. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Baxter Lake is good for

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Clear water11.2 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Baxter 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 Baxter Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Baxter Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Good clarity, visible to about 11.2 ft. Phosphorus 9.8 µg/L. TSI 40.

Metric	Value	EPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)	3.4 m	Measured, not scored
Phosphorus	9.8 µg/L	Measured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)	No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)	40	Oligotrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

Lake Details

Characteristic	Value
Maximum Depth	~12.2 m est.
Average Depth	~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 Baxter Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

1 sq mi

Surface area

109 acres

Shoreline

4.7 mi

Elevation

604 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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Nearby Lakes in Muskoka District

Six Mile Lake4.9 m clear2.3 miView →Mcdonald Lake2 m clear3.3 miView →Barron Lake0.8 m clear3.7 miView →Mccrae Lake3.1 m clear3.2 miView →Gibson Lake2.2 m clear—View →Webster Lake1.3 m clear—View →

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Where is Baxter Lake?: Baxter Lake is a lake in Muskoka District, Ontario. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ontario MECP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Baxter Lake?: Baxter Lake in Muskoka District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 9.8 µg/L.
Is Baxter Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Baxter Lake?: No published bathymetric survey covers Baxter Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 40 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 Baxter 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.