Lake of Bays (Muskoka lake)
Lake of Bays is a large lake in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. It is located almost entirely in the Township municipality of Lake of Bays, which is named after the lake, with the exception of the southwest arm of the lake which is in the Town of Huntsville. Ontario Highway 35 runs north and east of the lake.
| Lake of Bays | |
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Sunset over Bigwin Island | |
Lake of Bays Location in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 45°15′02″N 78°59′54″W |
| Primary inflows | Oxtongue River, Boyne River |
| Primary outflows | South Branch Muskoka River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 68.8 km2 (26.6 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 22.25 m (73.0 ft) |
| Max. depth | 79.25 m (260.0 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.53 km3 (0.37 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 167 km (104 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 316 m (1,037 ft) |
| Islands | Bigwin Island, Fairview Island, Langmaids Island, Roothog Island, Crown Island, Millichamp Island, Mariebianca Island, Champion Island, Castle Island, Burnt Island, Shamrock Island, Ensko Island, Hanes Island, Zephyr Island, Pancake Island, Turner's Island, Haystack Island, Raynor Island, Reuben Island, Harper Island, Rock Island, Gardner Island, Vimy Ridge Island, Wee Island, Helen Island |
| Settlements | Baysville, Dorset, Dwight |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Port Cunnington is a community established on a peninsula reaching out deep inside the lake. Other settlements on the lake shore include Dwight, South Portage, Baysville and Dorset.
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