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Mamakwash Lake

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

Clarity
1.9 m
Secchi · sampled 2014
Max depth
~28 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 92 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Mamakwash Lake in Kenora District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility.

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Mamakwash Lake is a lake in Kenora District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 92 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2014-08-01. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Mamakwash 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 Mamakwash Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Mamakwash 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 6.2 ft. TSI 51.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.9 mMeasured, not scored
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)51Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~28 m est.
Average Depth~10.7 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 Mamakwash Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
702 sq mi
Surface area
5,812 acres
Shoreline
68.5 mi
Elevation
1,207 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 Mamakwash Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Mamakwash Lake?

Mamakwash Lake in Kenora District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility.

Is Mamakwash Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Mamakwash Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Mamakwash Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 92 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 Mamakwash 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.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)