From source to sink
Where Kenora water comes from
A plain-language tour of the lakes, rivers, or wells that feed Kenora, the plants that clean the water, and how it reaches kitchen taps. Lab grades for hardness, lead, and pH live on the water quality page.
On the map
Where Kenora water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityKenora
Municipal service area
- Source waterLake of the Woods
Source water
- Treatment plantKenora Water Treatment Plant (7th Street South)
Approximate pin near Kenora (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Deep dive for households
Kenora drinking water starts as surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs). The named source on the utility record is Lake of the Woods. That is the water that eventually reaches kitchen taps after treatment, not a separate bottled brand.
Water is cleaned at Kenora Water Treatment Plant (7th Street South) before it enters city pipes. Conventional filtration: alum coagulation, upflow pulsator clarification, dual-media anthracite/sand, fluoridation, NaOH pH, chloramination. Rated ~25 ML/d.
After treatment, water moves through pumps, storage, and underground mains to reach streets and buildings. SCADA-monitored plant supplies city distribution and water-haulage customers.
One detail that makes Kenora water feel local: Kenora takes Lake of the Woods,the same lake that straddles the Ontario-Manitoba-Minnesota border,as its sole municipal raw source. Lab grades for hardness, lead, and pH sit on the city water quality page; this overview is about the route the water travels.
Where it starts
Surface water
Rivers, lakes, or reservoirs, not underground wells as the main draw.
Research confidence: high
Named source waters
- Lake of the Woods
Treatment plants
These are the buildings that filter and disinfect water before it enters city pipes.
Kenora Water Treatment Plant (7th Street South)
Conventional filtration: alum coagulation, upflow pulsator clarification, dual-media anthracite/sand, fluoridation, NaOH pH, chloramination. Rated ~25 ML/d.
How it reaches your street
SCADA-monitored plant supplies city distribution and water-haulage customers.