Kawagama Lake is located on the northwestern border of
Haliburton and
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counties in
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Ontario,
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Description
Kawagama lake is the largest lake in Haliburton county, it does not have any towns or settlements on it. From the northwestern bay (Fletcher Bay) to its southeastern tip (the Hollow River) it is over in length. In its central area, it is . It has two marinas ( Mountain Trout House and Old Mill Marina) and two access points. The word "kawagama" is Native for "hollow". At the northeast end of Kawagama Lake it connects to Bear Lake.
The main area of the lake has eight inhabited islands, one housing a camp called Moorelands camp for underprivileged children from the
Greater Toronto Area
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The maximum depth of the lake is with an average depth of . The shoreline is approximately long. The Ministry of Natural Resources controls the lake level.
Fourteen creeks and small rivers feed Kawagama Lake, the two main ones are the short Bear River and the Hollow River. The Hollow River flows into the
Lake of Bays.
Wild life
Kawagama lake is home to
water birds such as
loon
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s and
ducks, mammals such as
black bears,
moose,
deer,
fox
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es and
raccoons and fish such as
lake trout and
bass
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Location
The communities of
Dorset,
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and
Baysville are the closest settlements, while the largest major settlement is
Huntsville.
See also
*
List of lakes in Ontario
References
Other map sources:
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Lakes of Haliburton County
Lakes of the District Municipality of Muskoka