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Kapiskong Lake

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

Clarity
2 m
Secchi · sampled 2016
Phosphorus
10.8 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
Max depth
~35.1 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 115 ft max depth

Kapiskong Lake in Sudbury District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.8 µg/L.

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Kapiskong Lake is a lake in Sudbury District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 115 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2016-05-12. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Kapiskong 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 Kapiskong Lake

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

Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft. Phosphorus 10.8 µg/L. TSI 44.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus10.8 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)44Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~35.1 m est.
Average Depth~11.3 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 Kapiskong Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
415 sq mi
Surface area
4,945 acres
Shoreline
96.9 mi
Elevation
1,112 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 Kapiskong Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Kapiskong Lake?

Kapiskong Lake in Sudbury District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.8 µg/L.

Is Kapiskong Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Kapiskong Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Kapiskong Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 115 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Kapiskong 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)