<mapframe text="Blackcat Lake Ontario" width=200 height=200 zoom=13 latitude=45.1834 longitude=-78.6977 /> '''Blackcat Lake''' is a small meromictic lake in Haliburton, Ontario.<ref name=ClearLakeA/> The lake has a mean depth of {{convert | 16.9 | m | ft}}, and its watershed covers {{convert | 44 | hectare | acre}}.<ref name=Hemlock/> The lake is regularly stocked with trout.<ref name=ClearLakeB/>
In 2004 a proposal to make the Clear Lake Conservation Reserve a World Heritage Site included Blackcat Lake's meromictic status.<ref name=HaliburtonEcho2004-10-19/>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Hemlock>{{cite journal |title = Relative Contribution of Hemlock Pollen to the Phosphorus Loading of the Clear Lake Ecosystem Near Minden, Ontario |journal = Proceedings: Symposium on Sustainable Management of Hemlock Ecosystems in Eastern North America |author1 = Hugh H. Banks |author2 = James E. Nighswander |s2cid = 15222399 |page = 168, 171, 172 |quote = 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. }}</ref>
<ref name=HaliburtonEcho2004-10-19>{{cite news | url = https://nmc-mic.ca/sites/default/files/ccna-attachments/wb2005.pdf | title = Scientists nominate Clear Lake as UNESCO World Heritage Site | work = Haliburton Echo | author = Steve Galea | date = 2004-10-19 | quote = Blackcat Lake, which is part of the reserve, is ‘a natural test tube’ for scientists. | access-date = 2019-08-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190815042022/https://nmc-mic.ca/sites/default/files/ccna-attachments/wb2005.pdf | archive-date = 2019-08-15 | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name=ClearLakeA>{{cite web | url = https://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/mnr00_brc0277.pdf | title = Clear Lake Conservation Area: Statement of Conservation Interest | date = 1999-06-14 | quote = The possible meromictic nature of Blackcat lake may originate from the chemical traits of the underlying bedrock. | access-date = 2019-08-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190815024508/https://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/parks-and-protected-areas/mnr00_brc0277.pdf | archive-date = 2019-08-15 | url-status = live }}</ref>
<ref name=ClearLakeB>{{cite web | url = http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/28005/316538.pdf | title = Clear Lake Conservation Reserve and Dawson Ponds and Plastic Lake Conservation Reserve | date = 2013 | access-date = 2019-08-15 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190815024508/http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repository/mon/28005/316538.pdf | archive-date = 2019-08-15 | url-status = live }}</ref>
}} Category:Meromictic lakes Category:Haliburton County {{Ontario-geo-stub}}