Tangamong Lake is a

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in the

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in the township of Wollaston, Hastings County in eastern Ontario,

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, at the easternmost end of the Kawartha Lakes chain. It is also part of area of responsibility of the Crowe Valley Conservation Authority. Tangamong Lake is host to a variety of fish species, including; large and smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, perch, bluegill and musky. The primary inflow is the

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at the north, and the primary outflow is also the Crowe River, which exits the lake at thesoutheast to Whetstone Lake via a small waterfall. The Crowe River flows via the Trent River to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

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Lakes of Hastings County {{EasternOntario-geo-stub

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