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South Galipo Lake

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

Phosphorus
8.4 µg/L
Typical for Ontario
Measured by Ontario MECP
  • Limited data

South Galipo Lake in Haliburton, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 8.4 µg/L.

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South Galipo Lake is a lake in Haliburton County, Ontario.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2002-08-26. 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.

Whether South Galipo 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 South Galipo Lake

These are the measurements Ontario MECP publishes for South Galipo 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 8.4 µg/L. TSI 35.

Water quality readings
MeasureReadingWhere it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)No reading

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

Total phosphorus8.4µg/LMeasured, not scored

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.35Oligotrophic
OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.

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Where is South Galipo Lake?

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

What is the water quality of South Galipo Lake?

South Galipo Lake in Haliburton, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 8.4 µg/L.

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Is South Galipo Lake safe to swim in?

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

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for South Galipo 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.