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Spruce Lake

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

Clarity
4.2 m
Secchi · sampled 2025
Phosphorus
7.4 µg/L
Measured by Ontario MECP

Spruce Lake in Haliburton, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.4 µg/L.

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Spruce 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 2025-10-17. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Spruce Lake is good for

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  • Clear water13.8 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 Spruce 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 Spruce Lake

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

Good clarity, visible to about 13.8 ft. Phosphorus 7.4 µg/L. TSI 36.

MetricValueEPA condition class
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)4.2 mMeasured, not scored
Phosphorus7.4 µg/LMeasured, not scored
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)36Oligotrophic

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

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Where is Spruce Lake?

Spruce 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 Spruce Lake?

Spruce Lake in Haliburton, Ontario has water-quality measurements published by Ontario MECP, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 4.2 m visibility. Phosphorus: 7.4 µg/L.

Is Spruce Lake safe to swim in?

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

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Spruce 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.