Kahshe Lake

Location
Official Name	Kahshe Lake
Local Names	Kah-she-she-bog-a-mog
County/District	Muskoka
Municipality	Town of Gravenhurst
Drainage Basin	Kahshe River
Latitude/Longitude	44.8636 N 79.2664 W

Physical Features
Surface Area (km)	8.28
Elevation (m asl)	243
Mean Depth (m)	5
Maximum Depth (m)	21
Perimeter (km)	60
Island Shoreline (km)	30
Clarity (m)	2.9

Land Use and Development
Crown Land (%)	5
Provincial Parks	Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation Reserve, Jevins and Silver Lake Conservation Reserve
Shoreline Development	high; commercial, shoreline residential
Access	public; boat launch at west end of lake off South Kahshe Lake Road
Water Level Management	regulated; water level is controlled by MNR owned and operated dam at west end of lake; flows and levels are governed by Kahshe Lake Operating Plan

Fish Species
Major Fish Species	walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, black crappie, smallmouth bass, burbot, largemouth bass
Other Fish Species	grass pickerel, cisco (lake herring), brown bullhead, rock bass, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white sucker, trout-perch, golden shiner, bluntnose minnow