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Bluff Lake

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

Clarity
4.5 m
Secchi · sampled 2019
Phosphorus
20.8 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP

Bluff Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 20.8 µg/L.

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Bluff Lake is a lake in Nipissing District County, Ontario.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2019-05-16. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Bluff Lake is good for

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  • Clear water14.8 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 Bluff 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 Bluff Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Bluff 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 14.8 ft. Phosphorus 20.8 µg/L. TSI 43.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)4.5 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus20.8 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)43Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Where is Bluff Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Bluff Lake?

Bluff Lake in Nipissing District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 20.8 µg/L.

Is Bluff Lake safe to swim in?

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

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Bluff 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.