Balsam Lake is a
lake
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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
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in the southeast. It is the highest point to which a vessel can be navigated from sea level in the
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes spanning the Canada–United States border. The five lakes are Lake Superior, Superior, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Lake Huron, H ...
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Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
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.
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 and Indian Point Provincial Park are located on the north shore of the lake.
The lake offers excellent fishing for bass, walleye, and muskie. Mackenzie Bay in West Bay is a popular spot for boats to congregate on a warm summer day.
Map images
File:Balsam Lake Map.svg, alt=map of Balsam Lake, Map of Balsam Lake
File:Kawartha Lakes w legend.png, alt=position in the Kawartha Lakes, Location of the lake with respect to the other Kawartha lakes; Balsam Lake marked 'C'
See also
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List of lakes in Ontario
References
External links
{{City of Kawartha Lakes
Lakes of Kawartha Lakes