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Rawn Reservoir

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

Clarity
1.9 m
Secchi · sampled 2024
Phosphorus
16.7 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
Max depth
~19.2 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 63 ft max depth

Rawn Reservoir in Rainy River District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 16.7 µg/L.

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Rawn Reservoir is a lake in Rainy River District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 63 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2024-08-01. 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 Rawn Reservoir 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 Rawn Reservoir

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Rawn Reservoir, 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. Phosphorus 16.7 µg/L. TSI 48.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)1.9 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus16.7 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)48Mesotrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~19.2 m est.
Average Depth~8.5 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 Rawn Reservoir.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
11 sq mi
Surface area
524 acres
Shoreline
9.4 mi
Elevation
1,309 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 Rawn Reservoir?

Rawn Reservoir is a lake in Rainy River District, Ontario. Its water-quality measurements are published by Ontario MECP and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Rawn Reservoir?

Rawn Reservoir in Rainy River District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 1.9 m visibility. Phosphorus: 16.7 µg/L.

Is Rawn Reservoir safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Rawn Reservoir?

No published bathymetric survey covers Rawn Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 63 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 Rawn Reservoir 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)