Blackcat Lake

Blackcat Lake is a small meromictic lake in Haliburton, Ontario.[1] The lake has a mean depth of 16.9 metres (55 ft), and its watershed covers 44 hectares (110 acres).[2] The lake is regularly stocked with trout.[3]

In 2004 a proposal to make the Clear Lake Conservation Reserve a World Heritage Site included Blackcat Lake's meromictic status.[4]

References
  1. "Clear Lake Conservation Area: Statement of Conservation Interest" (PDF). 1999-06-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15. The possible meromictic nature of Blackcat lake may originate from the chemical traits of the underlying bedrock.
  2. Hugh H. Banks; James E. Nighswander. "Relative Contribution of Hemlock Pollen to the Phosphorus Loading of the Clear Lake Ecosystem Near Minden, Ontario". Proceedings: Symposium on Sustainable Management of Hemlock Ecosystems in Eastern North America: 168, 171, 172. S2CID 15222399. Two nearby lakes, (Blackcat and Black Kitten) have mean depths of 16.9 m and 6.5 m, respectively, and corresponding watersheds of 44 ha and 3.6 ha.
  3. "Clear Lake Conservation Reserve and Dawson Ponds and Plastic Lake Conservation Reserve" (PDF). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  4. Steve Galea (2004-10-19). "Scientists nominate Clear Lake as UNESCO World Heritage Site" (PDF). Haliburton Echo. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15. Blackcat Lake, which is part of the reserve, is ‘a natural test tube’ for scientists.
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