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Press L. Lake

Kenora District, OntarioView mapDirections

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

Clarity
1.7 m
Murkier than most
Secchi · sampled 2022
Max depth
~37.8 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 124 ft max depth
  • Limited data

Press L. Lake in Kenora District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.7 m visibility.

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Press L. Lake is a lake in Kenora District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 124 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2022-05-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

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Water quality measurements for Press L. Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Press L. 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 5.6 ft. TSI 52.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)1.7mMeasured, not scored

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

Total phosphorusNo reading

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.52Eutrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Lake Details

Max depth

~37.8 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 Press L. Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

2,356 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Surface area

9,400 acres

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Shoreline

86.7 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

1,293 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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Frequently asked questions about Press L. Lake

Where is Press L. Lake?

Press L. 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 Press L. Lake?

Press L. Lake in Kenora District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.7 m visibility.

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Is Press L. Lake safe to swim in?

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

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How deep is Press L. Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Press L. Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 124 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 Press L. 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)