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Chalk Lake Spring, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada

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Description

Parking for lots of cars. Water comes out of iron (I think) pipes. Very Strong flowing and busy spring.

Nearest Address

Lakeridge Road (Durham #23) & Chalk Lake Road. North West Corner

Directions from Nearest Address

On the same road a Lakeridge Ski Resort.

Vital Information

  • Fee: No Fee
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: 280
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Chalk Lake Spring Map

Submitted by: Shahin Murphy, Danny

Category : Canada / Ontario
  • Danny

    I went this weekend. Very convenient location. (40mins from Toronto). I got a tds reading of 280.

  • Joe Visconti

    This is a fabulous spring. My parents came here for years and now my family does. I would like to know if any official test have ever been done on it but I believe that this spring is fantastically pure since it comes from deep aquifiers that travel the length of the Oakridge Moraine. Well worth the trip from anywhere in the eastern GTA or Durham Region.

  • Tatromain

    Our family uses this water for 10 years all year around. 350 liters stay in garage for two months. We cook and drink it fresh all this time and it is very tasty to the very last day. This water is very highly mineralized. periodically, we go for water to the Hawkestone village on Simcoe Lake where water is moderately sulphurized.

  • Simon Rishel

    Been going here exclusivly for the past 3-4 months. I go up ther once every 2 weeks or so and every time I go there there are many other people there. This water is very good and my friends and family all love it.

  • http://tinyurl.com/d6lre5 Mo Rosati

    Finally got a chance to try this water & I was just blown away by the taste / vitality from the first sip! I’ve been craving it ever since, can’t wait to return :)

  • Rezamoradi

    So is it safe to consume everyday?

  • Darkshadows

    Have discovered through converstations with users. People who use this water only for daily consumption (drinking, coffee, ect) have found that their children have had a noticed increase in tooth cavities. Due to the water having no flouride, which is added to city water.

  • Rezamoradi

    I wish I could find out the PH of this spring, it does taste great though :D

  • Emanuelcarreiro

    I was just there today. Pretty busy for a Monday morning. Many of the water gatherers were older, retaired couples and they swear by it and admit to drinking it for many years as their primary sourse of drinking water. I know I have been drinking it since I was a child. Now as an adult I have returned to it. Thanks to google Satilite mapping and this site.

  • nutarac

    @Darkshadows

    There is prevalent dogma that “fluoride” …. “strengthens your teeth” ! I remember learning this in medical school 40 years ago. What we didn’t learn was that fluoride compounds have also several adverse effects on your health and well being. What I also didn’t know is that “fluoride” was used for the first time in the “Russian concentration camps” between the 2 world wars, and also in the ….”German concentration camps” during the second world war.I doubt very much the Ruskies were concerned about….. “tooth decay” since in fact those camps were in fact “extermination camps” I’d posit that the “fluoride” was added to the ‘drinking water” mostly for its “calming effect” and its role of keeping the population … subdued, placid, quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled. Read the small print on your toothpaste.Apparently accidentally swallowing a bit of tooth paste ( pea size portion) is detrimental to your health.Yet, the same amount of fluoride can be found in 1-2 cups of …”drinking water” !!??!!?? Hope you can put 2&2 together ! Hard to believe Huh ? If you want more info on this subject just google… “Fluoride in drinking water” and read the entries. Look for “50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation” by
    Paul Connett, PhD., Professor of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617. Read and …. start to worry about WHAT you’ve been ingesting for ….how many years ? :-) ))

  • nutarac

    Any idea where one can find info about “water testing” and how it can be done by single individuals ? Also many thanks to Massimo Rosati who posted videos about a few “natural water springs in Ontario”.
    Great work Mo ! :-) )

  • nutarac

    Any idea where one can find info about “water testing” and how it can be done by single individuals ? Also many thanks to Massimo Rosati who posted videos about a few “natural water springs in Ontario”.
    Great work Mo ! :-) )

  • Harry Hayes

    As a resident of the area for over 17 years now, what I know about the water is it comes from an artesian spring deep underground and since the soil in the whole area is Sand and Gravel, it makes sense that the water is clear. I believe it too be some of the best in Ontario. My home is located with-in 500 yards of the Spring and my well tests 0/0 every time we have it checked. Since it’s the same source as the Spring itself, I would assume it’s safe. We have the benefit of turning on a tap and having access to this water that many drive to from Toronto. The water in Chalk lake, where the Springs flows, is checked each year by the resident’s association and it has always tested clean as well.

  • drinker

    What happened to this spring is the water still good to drink straight from the spring?

    I read in the Star about a landfill site in the area and that the water is getting contaminated, is this true?

    Please inform.

  • Angiecbc

    Does anyone go there from Toronto? I want to go there so bad but I don’t drive. Would be willing to pay half for the gas. Email me at angiecbc@gmail.com

  • Kerry

    I’d love to know more details too. I haven’t been feeling great for a few weeks now… about the same amount of time that I picked up some water from here and started drinking it. Have sourced water from here before and have felt fine (great even!). The Ministry of the Environment did testing in April but could the dumping in the pit 5km up the road be affecting the water? Also, here is a link to the article in the Toronto Star for those who are interested http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1037814–oak-ridges-moraine-not-safe-yet

  • Jennifer

    We started drinking this water to take to our camp in Stouffville … it’s by far the best I’ve ever tasted!! Fresh and COLD … haven’t had any side-effects with drinking it either (not sick) … it’s always exciting to fill up our water jugs to take with us! Makes a great cup of coffee :)

  • JC

    Flouride is a very dangerous chemical that never should have been added to drinking water. It is just as dangerous as lead or mercury. Google flouride if you want the facts.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Emanuel-Carreiro/657880089 Emanuel Carreiro

    The largest reason to get this spring water is that fact that it is not flouridated. Do some reaserch on the flouride that is used in our tap water.

  • Jay McIlwain

    Here is the phone number that I got from Craig McIlmoyle, Public Health Inspector at Durham Region Health Department.  
    If you want to have a complete analysis done at you own expense.  I never did, but would like to know.
    York Durham Environmental Lab in Pickering at 905-686-0041

  • Pvande5607

    That is not true as I talked to a person that checked the water and it has a natural flouride in, it so better make sure the kids are brushing there teeth;;;

  • Pvande5607

    I been drinking this water for over 40 years and spoke to a person that used to go there n horse and buggy when the spring was on the other side of the road .  this water is by far  the most pure you will find in ontario and many many wine makers swear by this water