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

Phosphorus
12.3 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP
Max depth
~22.3 m est.
GLOBathy model
  • 73 ft max depth
  • Limited data

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Scott Lakes in Timiskaming District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 12.3 µg/L.

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Scott Lakes is a lake in Timiskaming District County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 73 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2007-05-18. 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 Scott Lakes 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 Scott Lakes

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for Scott Lakes, 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 12.3 µg/L. TSI 40.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
Phosphorus12.3 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~22.3 m est.
Average Depth~7.6 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 Scott Lakes.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
2 sq mi
Surface area
262 acres
Shoreline
5.3 mi
Elevation
1,099 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 Scott Lakes

Where is Scott Lakes?

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

What is the water quality of Scott Lakes?

Scott Lakes in Timiskaming District, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 12.3 µg/L.

Is Scott Lakes safe to swim in?

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

How deep is Scott Lakes?

No published bathymetric survey covers Scott Lakes, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 73 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 Scott Lakes 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)