Sunset Lakes Water Testing Data

The SLOA board of volunteers has put a lot of effort into maintaining the water quality in the lakes and ponds of  the Sunset Lakes community. Here, Sunset Lakes residents can easily access the history of water quality in the lakes and ponds.

 

 

Sunset Lakes Water Testing Results

The clarity of the water is good in all lakes except Twin Lake, which has a lot of floating particulate – a natural phenomenon. The South Pond is looking better than it has in the past 3 years. Both the North and South Ponds appear to have “tea” coloured water which is likely because the ponds were dug from a bog. The water colouring is a natural, permanent condition and it is a condition that is exhibited by many lakes in Northern Ontario. The water in those lakes is clean but dyed tea colour (reddish-brown) because of the water seeping/flowing through a bog.

Data Collected: August 3, 2022

Sunset Lakes   E. Coli Nitrates
  North Pond 1 <0.10
  South Pond  <0.10
  Twin Lakes Pond 0 0.34
  Sunset Lakes 9 <0.10

Data Collected: May 28, 2021

Sunset Lakes     E. Coli Nitrates
  Sunset Lake   0 <0.10
  North Pond    15 <0.10
  South Pond    14 <0.10
  Twin Lakes Pond   31 1.32

Data Collected: June 26, 2020

Sunset Lakes     E. Coli Nitrates
  Sunset Lake   10 <0.10
  North Pond    5 <0.10
  South Pond    25 <0.10
  Twin Lakes Pond   8 0.31

Data Collected: August 2, 2019

Sample Type Sunset Lake North Pond South Pond Twin Lakes Pond

E. Coli

   17

 

7

 

1

 

5

 

Nitrate  0.11 <0.10 <0.10 <0.10

 

All lake treatments are now complete for the 2015 season.

Data Collected: September 15, 2015
By SLOA

 
Sample Type Twin Lake Sunset Lake South Pond North Pond
pH 7.8 7.8 7.8 8.0
Phosphorus 0 0 0 0
PPm buffer 180 180 180 120
PPm nitrate 0 0 0 0
PPm nitrite 0 0 0 0
 
 
 

Data Collected: August 4, 2015

Sample Type Sunset Lake Twin Lake
Escherichia Coli 7 32

 

Data Collected: July 24-July 31, 2015
By SLOA

Sample Type Twin Lake Sunset Lake South Pond
pH 8.0 7.8 8.0
ppm buffering capacity 140 120 120
ppm Nitrite <0.5 <0.5 <0.5
ppm Nitrate 0 0 0
Phosphates Not measurable Not measurable Not measurable

 

Data Collected: July 21, 2015
*guidance exceedance

Sample Type Sunset Lake Twin Lake South Pond
Nitrates (N-NO3) <0.10 0.53 <0.10
Total P (phosphorus) 0.024* 0.010 0.020

 

Data Collected: June 11, 2015

Sample Type Sunset Lake
Total P (phosphorus) 0.022

 

Data Collected: June 11, 2015
*guidance exceedance

Sample Type Sunset Lake Twin Lake South Pond
Escherichia Coli 10* 38* 51*

 

Data Collected: May 7, 2015
*guidance exceedance

Sample Type Sunset Lake Twin Lake
Nitrates (N-NO3) 0.47 1.77
Total P (phosphorus) 0.022* 0.016

 

 

Data Collected: August 3-August 12, 2010
By SLOA

Sample Type Twin Lake Sunset Lake South Pond North Pond
pH No data collected No data collected No data collected No data collected
ppm buffering capacity No data collected No data collected No data collected No data collected
ppm Nitrite No data collected No data collected No data collected No data collected
ppm Nitrate <0.1 0.33 <0.1 <0.1
Phosphates 0.016 0.0150 0.028 0.03

 







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