Lake Vernon

Location
Official Name	Lake Vernon
County/District	Muskoka
Municipality	Town of Huntsville
Drainage Basin	South Muskoka River
Latitude/Longitude	45.328 N 79.294 W

Physical Features
Surface Area (km)	15.66
Elevation (m asl)	284
Mean Depth (m)	14
Maximum Depth (m)	38
Perimeter (km)	43
Island Shoreline (km)	17
Clarity (m)	3.2

Land Use and Development
Crown Land (%)	0
Provincial Parks	none
Shoreline Development	intense; urban, shoreline residential, commercial
Access	public; Hutcheson Beach Road and, Muskoka River in Huntsville
Water Level Management	regulated; water level is controlled by MNR owned and operated dam on the North Muskoka River downstream of Fairy Lake; flows and levels are governed by the Muskoka River Water Management Plan

Fish Species
Major Fish Species	lake trout, walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black crappie
Other Fish Species	brown bullhead, white sucker, brook trout, cisco, lake whitefish, common shiner, spottail shiner, bluntnose minnow, golden shiner, blacknose shiner, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, longnose sucker, rock bass, lake chub, trout-perch, rainbow smelt