Bark Lake
| Bark Lake | |
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  Bark Lake | |
| Location | Madawaska Valley, Township of South Algonquin |
| Coordinates | 45°27′N 77°50′W / 45.450°N 77.833°W |
| Primary inflows | Madawaska River, Opeongo River |
| Primary outflows | Madawaska River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 14.0 km (8.7 mi) |
| Max. width | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) (1970) |
Bark Lake is a lake on the border between the Township of Madawaska Valley in Renfrew County and the Township of South Algonquin, in Nipissing District in Ontario, Canada. It lies near Madawaska, Ontario, on the Madawaska River where the tributary Opeongo River joins. The lake is a popular place for fishing.
Geography
[edit]Bark Lake is located near Highway 60 and west of Barry's Bay. The Madawaska River flows into the lake, with a dam regulating the flow. Most of the lake remains undeveloped with 90% of the land surrounding it being Crown land. Along the northern shores of the lake is Bell Bay Provincial Park.[1]
The lake has a surface area of 168 hectares (415 acres), a mean depth of 4.6 meters (15 feet), a maximum depth of 12.2 metres, and an elevation of 343 meters (1125 feet), all according to a survey taken in July 1970.[2]
Wildlife
[edit]Fish species that are located in Bark Lake are Lake trout, Smallmouth bass, White sucker, Yellow perch, Lake whitefish, Walleye, and Round whitefish.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b admin. "Bark Lake". Bancroft Ontario. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ https://www.anglersatlas.com/i/pdf/legacy/ca/ON/bark.pdf,
External links
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Media related to Bark Lake (Ontario) at Wikimedia Commons
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