June 21, 2021
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Lake of Bays
Location | |
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Official Name | Lake of Bays |
Local Names | Fork Lake |
County/District | Muskoka |
Municipality | Township of Lake of Bays Town of Huntsville |
Drainage Basin | South Muskoka River |
Latitude/Longitude | 45.256 N 79.002 W |
Physical Features | |
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Surface Area (km) | 67.80 |
Elevation (m asl) | 316 |
Mean Depth (m) | 22 |
Maximum Depth (m) | 70 |
Perimeter (km) | 167 |
Island Shoreline (km) | 31 |
Clarity (m) |
Land Use and Development | |
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Crown Land (%) | 0 |
Provincial Parks | none |
Shoreline Development | high; urban, shoreline residential, commercial |
Access | public and private; public launches at Old Hwy 117, South Portage Road, Rabbit Bay, Dwight; private access through several marinas |
Water Level Management | regulated; water level is controlled by MNR owned and operated dam in Baysville; flows and levels are governed by the Muskoka River Water Management Plan |
Fish Species | |
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Major Fish Species | brook trout, lake trout, lake whitefish, cisco, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye, black crappie |
Other Fish Species | rainbow smelt, longnose sucker, white sucker, brown bullhead, burbot, trout-perch, rock bass, yellow perch, bluntnose minnow, common shiner, mottled sculpin, pumpkinseed, slimy sculpin |