Data Summary: Lake Simcoe
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| Lake Name |
Lake Simcoe |
Photo : J. Overton, K. Nicholls, M. Dickman and M. Foy |
| Site Name |
NAM-42 |
| State |
South Central Ontario |
| Country |
Canada |
| Latitude |
44:2N |
| Longitude |
79:2W |
| Altitude [m] |
220 |
| Surface area [m2] |
725,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
11,600,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
41 |
Water level control |
Regulated |
| Normal range of annual water level fluctuation[m] |
0.4 |
Length of shoreline [m] |
- |
| Residence time [yr] |
16 |
Catchment area [m2] |
2,840,000,000 |
| Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,045 |
Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
13 |
| Freezing period |
Dec-Mar |
Mixing type |
Dimictic |
| Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
- |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
220,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
76 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.183217593 |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
37 |
Agricultural land [%] |
61 |
Others [%] |
2 |
| Siltation |
Serious |
Toxic Contamination |
Not serious |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
None |
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