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

Clarity
5 m
Clearer than most
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
7.2 µg/L
Typical for Ontario
Measured by Ontario MECP

Lake of Islands in Hastings, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.2 µg/L.

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Lake of Islands is a lake in Hastings County, Ontario.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-05-16. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lake of Islands is good for

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  • Clear water16.4 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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Water quality measurements for Lake of Islands

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

Crystal clear, you can see 16.4 ft down. Phosphorus 7.2 µg/L. TSI 35.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)5mMeasured, not scored

How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.

Total phosphorus7.2µg/LMeasured, not scored

The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.

Chlorophyll-a (algae)No reading

The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.

Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.35Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

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

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Where is Lake of Islands?

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

What is the water quality of Lake of Islands?

Lake of Islands in Hastings, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 5 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.2 µg/L.

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Is Lake of Islands safe to swim in?

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

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Lake of Islands 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.