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Kawartha Lakes (Ontario)
The Kawartha Lakes (/kə'wɔrθɐ/) are a chain of lakes in south-central Ontario, Canada that form the upper watershed of the Trent River. The lakes are located on the boundary between the Paleozoic limestone regions of the Golden Horseshoe, and the Precambrian granite Canadian Shield of northern and central Ontario. "Kawartha" is an anglicization of the word "Ka-wa-tha" (from "Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug" or ''Gaa-waategamaag''), a word coined in 1895 by aboriginal Martha Whetung of the Curve Lake First Nations. It was hoped that the word, which meant "land of reflections" in the Anishinaabe language, would provide a convenient and popular advertising label for the area, much as " Muskoka" had come to describe the area and lakes north of Gravenhurst. The word was subsequently changed by tourism promoters to ''Kawartha'', with the meaning "bright waters and happy lands." Though the city of Kawartha Lakes is named for them, more than half of the Kawartha Lakes are in fact located in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Buckhorn Lake
Lower Buckhorn Lake is a lake located within the townships of Selwyn and Trent Lakes in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada and is one of the Kawartha Lakes. Numerous small islands are located within the lake while the southern area is dominated by a large bay known as Deer Bay. Lovesick Lake is the eastern end of Lower Buckhorn and separated mainly by Wolf Island. See also *List of lakes in Ontario References "Lower Buckhorn Lake" Geographical Names Database. Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the depa .... Retrieved 2012-01-08. Lakes of Peterborough County {{Ontario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Chemong
Chemong Lake, or Lake Chemong, (pronounced "shi-MONG, from the Anisnaabemowin gchi-maang, meaning "big lake")" is a lake northwest of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, near the town of Bridgenorth. The lake extends from near Fowlers Corners north to near Curve Lake. Lake Chemong has a length of and a width of . Chemong is also a part of the Kawartha lakes water system and the Trent-Severn Waterway. Geography Communities Communities along and near the lakeshore include Bridgenorth, Selwyn on the east, and Ennismore on the west. There is a causeway which crosses the lake, connecting Bridgenorth and Ennismore by road. This causeway is called the James A. Gifford Causeway. Tri-lake water system Chemong Lake is part of a tri-lake water system consisting of Chemong Lake, Buckhorn Lake, and Pigeon Lake. The tri-lake area is host to several popular fishing tournaments throughout the open fishing season. The most common game fish in the lake are smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckhorn Lake (Ontario)
Buckhorn Lake is a lake in the townships of Trent Lakes and Selwyn in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada, and is one of the Kawartha lakes. The primary inflow is from Pigeon Lake through the Gannon Narrows at the west. Secondary inflows are from Chemong Lake through the Harrington Narrows to Harrington Bay at the south, and from Sandy Lake via Sandy Creek to Sandy Creek Bay at the south. A dam and lock 31 of the Trent–Severn Waterway at the community of Buckhorn control the outflow of the lake to Lower Buckhorn Lake at the northeast. It appears that the lake acquired its name as a consequence of its shape, appearing similar in shape to a buck's head with antlers or horns projecting either side, being Pigeon and Chemong Lakes. Buckhorn is also a small town surrounded by the lake. There are a few restaurants in the Buckhorn region and many summer cottages. Settlements on the lake include Buckhorn, the Curve Lake First Nation Curve Lake First Nation ( oj, Oshkiigmong) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Lake (Kawartha Lakes)
Silver Lake is a small lake in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. Located near the community of Coboconk, it is the lowest lake on the Gull River, a drainage basin that supplies water at its mouth to Balsam Lake at the top of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Like many other lakes in the Kawarthas, Silver Lake lies in a depression formed between the Precambrian granite to the north, and the Ordovician limestone to the south. Geography Silver Lake forms a portion of the boundary between the geographic townships of Somerville and Bexley. It is the southernmost lake in a chain of reservoirs feeding the Trent-Severn Waterway at its highest point. The primary inflow is the Gull River arriving at the north from Shadow Lake. There are three unnamed secondary inflows: one at the east, and two at the southwest. The primary outflow, at the southeast, is also the Gull River, which flows to its mouth at Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake flows via the main Kawartha Lakes chain, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Lake (Kawartha Lakes)
Shadow Lake is a lake in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Central Ontario, Canada. With an area of and an elevation of , it is the second lake upstream of the mouth of the Gull River (Balsam Lake), Gull River, and is in the Lake Ontario drainage basin. Geography Shadow Lake has an area of and lies at an elevation of . The maximum depth of the lake is . The primary inflow is the Gull River, at the northwest and arriving from the community of Norland, Ontario, Norland, which accounts for 98% of the inflow into the lake. There are three unnamed secondary inflows. The primary outflow, at the south, is also the Gull River, which flows south through two rapids, known locally as "the chute", to Silver Lake.Shadow Lake and Silver Lake Management Plan (2019), p 15. It continues to the mouth of the Gull River at Balsam Lake (Ontario), Balsam Lake, and then via the main Kawartha Lakes (Ontario), Kawartha Lakes chain, the Otonabee River and the Trent River (Ontario), Trent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigeon Lake (Ontario)
Pigeon Lake is a lake in Central Ontario, Canada. It is one of a group of lakes called the Kawartha Lakes, which are the namesake of the city of Kawartha Lakes, and part of the Trent–Severn Waterway, thus in the Lake Ontario drainage basin. Pigeon Lake is 27 km long and up to 3 km wide. Geography The west side and southern end of the lake is in the city of Kawartha Lakes. The northern and eastern end of the lake is in the municipality of Trent Lakes, and a small portion of the centre-east of the lake is in the municipality of Selwyn; both municipalities are part of Peterborough County. Communities Communities along and near the lakeshore include Bobcaygeon at the northwest, and Omemee at the south. Tri-lake water system Pigeon Lake is part of a tri-lake water system consisting of Pigeon Lake, Buckhorn Lake, and Chemong Lake. Nearby landmarks The Gamiing Nature Centre operates on the west shore of Pigeon Lake from a 100-acre property with a natural shoreline, surrounded b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sturgeon Lake (Ontario)
Sturgeon Lake is a lake in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. The lake is Y shaped and has the communities of Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Sturgeon Point and Bobcaygeon at the north-west, south, central and north-east points of the Y respectively. The lake is approximately from the southern to the north-eastern extremes, the longer axis. Inflow and Outflow The Scugog River flows into the lake at the southern apex. Cameron Lake also flows into this lake, via the Fenelon River at the north-western extreme. Emily Creek empties into the lake at the middle south. The lake outflow is through the Big Bob and Little Bob channels of the Bobcaygeon River at the north-east of the lake. Fish species Game fish species include large and small mouth bass, muskie, and walleye. See also *List of lakes in Ontario This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada. There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario, constituting ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Lake (Ontario)
Cameron Lake, Ontario is one of the Kawartha Lakes and is a lake bordering the town of Fenelon Falls and is part of the Trent–Severn Waterway. The lake is some long by wide and is quite deep, reaching in places. The lake lies between locks 34 & 35 on the Trent–Severn Waterway. Much of the side of the lake is taken up with housing and is a popular place to live. The town of Fenelon Falls is found between Sturgeon Lake and Cameron Lake. The lake is popular with boaters and fisherman. Fish found in the lake include: * smallmouth bass, *largemouth bass, *walleye (pickerel) and *muskie (occasionally tiger muskellunge). In the lake are found the Lakers Islands (a.k.a. Boyd and Rathbun islands). The Burnt River and Rosedale River are tributaries of the lake. Cameron lake is not eutrophic because it has a high flushing rate which counteracts its high phosphorus loading. See also *List of lakes of Ontario This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Mile Lake (Ontario)
Four Mile Lake is a lake in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. The lake is northeast of Coboconk, Ontario and west of Burnt River. It is one of the Kawartha Lakes series of lakes and is in the Great Lakes Basin. Geography and Geology Four Mile Lake is a relatively shallow warm water lake with a surface area of . The lake is located in the sub watershed of Corben Creek and has a flushing rate of approximately five years. The lake is located on the boundary between two different geological land forms. The northern one-third of the lake is located on the Canadian Shield and is characterized by granite shorelines. The southern two-thirds of the lake is located on the Corden plain and is characterized by sedimentary limestone cliffs along the shoreline. Four Mile Lake is a closed lake system with no navigable access to other lakes. The lake provides a community to approximately 450 cottages and homes. Four Mile Lake is located near a rare biological environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsam Lake (Ontario)
Balsam Lake is a lake in the City of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is one of the lakes of the Kawartha Lakes, and is at the summit of the Trent–Severn Waterway. Geography Balsam Lake is long and averages wide, though its actual width varies due to the many large bays that carve its shoreline; the total area is and the watershed area is . The primary inflows are the Gull River at the north and the Staples River at the southwest. The lake is the highest point of the Trent–Severn Waterway at ; from here, the waterway descends to Georgian Bay in the northwest, and to Lake Ontario in the southeast. It is the highest point to which a vessel can be navigated from sea level in the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence River drainage basin. The main outflow, at the east, is the Rosedale River and Trent Canal leading to Cameron Lake. The village of Coboconk is located on the north side of the lake. Natural history Balsam Lake Provincial Park a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
