Shawanaga Lake

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Shawanaga Lake
Shawanaga Lake is located in Ontario
Shawanaga Lake
Shawanaga Lake
LocationWhitestone, Parry Sound District, Ontario
Coordinates45°33′N 79°58′W / 45.550°N 79.967°W / 45.550; -79.967Coordinates: 45°33′N 79°58′W / 45.550°N 79.967°W / 45.550; -79.967
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area220 ha (540 acres)
Average depth5.8 m (19 ft)
Max. depth17.7 m (58 ft)
Shore length123.7 km (14.7 mi)
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shawanaga lake is a lake located in the Municipality of Whitestone, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

It is a warm water lake with shoreline in Hagerman, Fergusson, and Burpee. Shawanaga lake has a long narrow shape and is heavily impacted by recreational boats. Shawanaga lake road runs along the north side of the lake, and is a seasonally-maintained road.[2] The southern part of the lake, where the public boat launch is located, is accessible through Lorimer lake road.

Above Shawanaga lake lies that encompasses a number of smaller lakes, such as , , , , , , , , and . The reserve consists of 4,937 hectares and is located in the geographic Townships of East Burpee and Hagerman, in the Municipality of Whitestone, of the Territorial District of Parry Sound.[3][4][5]

Sport fishing species include yellow perch, rock bass, Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass.[6]

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Ontario

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.gordpollock.com/lakes_info/Shawanaga%20Lake%20Summary.pdf
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ http://www.aaronshangout.com/media/fishing/SouthCentralOntario-Map.pdf[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://iijcan.ca/on/laws/regu/2007r.315/20080318/whole.html#BK92
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-01-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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