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Refresh Plan for Swan Lake Park – August 2020
Good news! Markham Council and city staff have initiated a program to address the comprehensive needs of both Swan Lake and Swan lake Park. You may have noticed a number of changes in the Park
Friends of Swan Lake Submission to General Committee June 15 2020
The following submission was made to the General Committee of Markham Council by Friends of Swan Lake Park Submission_Friends of Swan Lake Park_General Committee Meeting_June 15 2020_Agenda Item 9.2
Friends of Swan Lake Presentation to General Committee June 15 2020
The following presentation was made by Fred Peters, member of Friends of Swan Lake Park Friends of Swan Lake Park_General Committee Meeting_June 15 2020_Agenda Item 9.2_Presentation
Markham Staff Presentation to General Committee June 15 2020
The following presentation was made by Rob Grech, Manager Stormwater Management, City of Markham Markham Staff Report_Swan Lake Water Quality Improvement Program
Management Goals For Oxygen Levels
Swan Lake is essentially a stagnant pond, without any surface levels inflows of freshwater. The local aquifer adds about 15% in freshwater each year with the balance of freshwater rising from rainfall. Dissolved Oxygen is
Fish Management Goals
The original design of Swan Lake included environmental elements to support a healthy fish habitat. Early reports cite Swan Lake as supporting pumpkinseed sunfish, fathead minnows and largemouth bass (believed to have been stocked prior