Shikwamkwa Lake

Shikwamkwa Lake

Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada

This lake is intricately connected to the Windermere River and Goldie River with a spread of flows moving southerly in a variety of directions. The location of the water sampling is at a boat launch, where signs posted indicate that there is no fishing allowed due to its classification as a "Fish Sanctuary". There are signs that indicate the boundaries of the fish sanctuary. NOTE: The Windermere River is claimed to have been a historical trade route with connections to lakes near the Lake Superior Provincial Park, and to the east, makes connections to Balkow Lake, which is a part of the Little Missanabie Lake, which connects to the "big" Missinaibi Lake at Ferry Point, a sacred place with historical pictographs. It is indicated in elder "Archi Nolan's" notes, that there exists pictographs on the Windermere River.

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Ty Hourtovenko

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Observation tests summary

Air temperature °C
27.0 Latest
23.3 Average
Water temperature °C
18.7 Latest
15.4 Average
Alkalinity mg/L
40 Latest
40 Average
Hardness mg/L
0 Latest
0 Average
Dissolved oxygen mg/L
10.5 Latest
9.8 Average
Chlorine ppm
0.0 Latest
0.0 Average
Conductivity μS/cm
56 Latest
56 Average
Secchi depth m
0.0 Latest
0.0 Average
Water depth m
0.3 Latest
0.3 Average
pH (0-14)
7.3 Latest
7.2 Average