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Nighthawk Lake

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

Phosphorus
57.8 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
  • Limited data

Nighthawk Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 57.8 µg/L.

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Nighthawk Lake is a lake in Cochrane District County, Ontario.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2010-06-08. 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 Nighthawk 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 Nighthawk Lake

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

No clarity data. Phosphorus 57.8 µg/L. TSI 63.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
Phosphorus57.8 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)63Eutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Where is Nighthawk Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Nighthawk Lake?

Nighthawk Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 57.8 µg/L.

Is Nighthawk Lake safe to swim in?

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

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Nighthawk 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.