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

How deep is Spar Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Spar Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 26 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

Spar Lake

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

Clarity

6.8 m

Secchi · sampled 2007

Phosphorus

5.2 µg/L

Measured by Ontario MECP

Max depth

~7.9 m est.

GLOBathy model

26 ft max depth

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Spar Lake in Haliburton, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5.2 µg/L.

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Spar Lake is a lake in Haliburton County, Ontario with an estimated average depth of about 26 feet.

Source: Ontario open-data programmes (Lake Partner Program and Broad-scale Monitoring) — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2007-07-29. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Spar Lake is good for

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Clear water22.3 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Spar 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 Spar Lake

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

Crystal clear, you can see 22.3 ft down. Phosphorus 5.2 µg/L. TSI 30.

Metric	Value	EPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)	6.8 m	Measured, not scored
Phosphorus	5.2 µg/L	Measured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)	No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)	30	Oligotrophic

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

Lake Details

Characteristic	Value
Maximum Depth	~7.9 m est.
Average Depth	~3.4 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 Spar Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

0 sq mi

Surface area

35 acres

Shoreline

1.1 mi

Elevation

932 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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Nearby Lakes in Haliburton

South Beaver Lake0.6 miView →East Moore Lake5.5 m clear1.8 miView →Moore Lake5 m clear2.1 miView →Clear Lake6.3 m clear2.4 miView →Cedar Lake2.6 miView →Black Lake3.9 m clear3.8 miView →

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Where is Spar Lake?: Spar 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 Spar Lake?: Spar Lake in Haliburton, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 6.8 m visibility. Phosphorus: 5.2 µg/L.
Is Spar Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Spar Lake?: No published bathymetric survey covers Spar Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 26 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.

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Where this data comes from

Measurements for Spar 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.