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Mud Lake

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

Clarity
3.9 m
Secchi · sampled 2022
Max depth
~16.5 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 54 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Mud Lake in Kenora District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 m visibility.

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Mud Lake is a lake in Kenora District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 54 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-05-25. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Mud Lake is good for

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  • Clear water12.8 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Mud 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 Mud Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 12.8 ft. TSI 40.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)3.9 mMeasured, not scored
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)40Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~16.5 m est.
Average Depth~3.7 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 Mud Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
Surface area
316 acres
Shoreline
4.8 mi
Elevation
1,352 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 Mud Lake?

Mud 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 Mud Lake?

Mud Lake in Kenora District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.9 m visibility.

Is Mud Lake safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Mud Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Mud Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 54 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 Mud 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)