Lake Muskoka

Location
Official Name	Lake Muskoka
County/District	Muskoka
Municipality	Township of Muskoka Lakes
Drainage Basin	Muskoka River
Latitude/Longitude	45.054 N -79.475 W

Physical Features
Surface Area (km)	121
Elevation (m asl)	225
Mean Depth (m)	18
Maximum Depth (m)	73
Perimeter (km)	269
Island Shoreline (km)	209
Clarity (m)	3.5

Land Use and Development
Crown Land (%)	0
Provincial Parks	Hardy Lake Provincial Park
Shoreline Development	intense; urban, commercial, shoreline residential
Access	public; public launches in Bracebridge – George Road, Beaumont Drive; Gravenhurst – Muskoka Wharf; Bala; Milford Bay and others; private access through several marinas
Water Level Management	regulated; water level is controlled by MNR owned and operated dams at Bala; flows and levels are governed by the Muskoka River Water Management Plan

Fish Species
Major Fish Species	brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, rainbow smelt, northern pike, burbot, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye
Other Fish Species	longnose sucker, white sucker, lake chub, golden shiner, common shiner, blacknose shiner, spottail shiner, spotfin shiner, bluntnose minnow, black bullhead, brown bullhead, margined madtom, trout-perch, rock bass, pumpkinseed, black crappie, yellow perch, Iowa darter, logperch, cisco, slimy sculpin, Spoonhead Sculpin