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cyclones30
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Agreed, the water is more tan. Not that it's dirtier per say, just more tannins in it. The water from Knife eventually ends up in Basswood so...do as you wish.
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Speckled
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I utilize both options. If I'm out on the lake, traveling or fishing (if fishing, I'll head deep momentarily), I dip mid-lake and am completely comfortable drinking it.
In camp, I filter.
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usphelpsj
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Thanks for all the advice! Appreciated.
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usphelpsj
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Hello All! I am planning a trip to basswood to camp on one of the islands east of Basswood falls. I have only been to Knife lake from EP 25 previously. On the Knife lake trips I would get water from the middle of the lake and drank it, no issues. Is Basswood as clear and drinkable as Knife?
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Bushpilot
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After thinking about it I would drink the water from Basswood before I would drink tap water in Detroit.
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yogi59weedr
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3/4 Canadian club
1/4 Basswood water
I think your good.
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bwcadan
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For years, I drank from any lake that had some depth to it. For safety reasons of our health, we do not need to get any viruses, so now I purify all drinking water by my group whether 2 or as many as seven. It probably would be OK to drink water from locations away from the shoreline without filtering, but why risk it?
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Bushpilot
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Basswood is not as clear as Knife. Knife might have twice the clarity. That does not make Basswood a dirty lake. Yes you can drink the water out of Basswood, but I would treat it. I also wouldn't drink the water out of Knife without treating it. The lakes with a tint are said to be "bog stained".
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