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L Whetstone Lake

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

Clarity
2.8 m
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
10.1 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
Max depth
~10.7 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 35 ft max depth

L Whetstone Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.1 µg/L.

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L Whetstone Lake is a lake in Parry Sound District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 35 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-08-01. 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 L Whetstone 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 L Whetstone Lake

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

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft. Phosphorus 10.1 µg/L. TSI 41.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.75 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus10.1 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)41Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~10.7 m est.
Average Depth~5.2 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 L Whetstone Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
Surface area
25 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
Elevation
1,365 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 L Whetstone Lake?

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

What is the water quality of L Whetstone Lake?

L Whetstone Lake in Parry Sound District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 10.1 µg/L.

Is L Whetstone Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is L Whetstone Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers L Whetstone Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 35 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 L Whetstone 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)