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Mink Lake

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

Clarity
2.8 m
Secchi · sampled 2023
Phosphorus
8.5 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
Max depth
~11 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 36 ft max depth

Mink Lake in Frontenac, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.5 µg/L.

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Mink Lake is a lake in Frontenac County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 36 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2023-05-17. 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 Mink 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 Mink Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Mink 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 9.2 ft. Phosphorus 8.5 µg/L. TSI 40.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)2.8 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus8.5 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)40Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~11 m est.
Average Depth~4 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 Mink Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
5 sq mi
Surface area
334 acres
Shoreline
10.3 mi
Elevation
781 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 Mink Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Mink Lake?

Mink Lake in Frontenac, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 8.5 µg/L.

Is Mink Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Mink Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Mink Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 36 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 Mink 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)