Loughborough Lake

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Loughborough Lake, Canada
Loughborough Lake at Sunset
Coordinates	44°25′N 76°27′W
Primary sources	Heart Cr, Milburn Cr.
Basin countries	Canada
Max-length	34 km
Surface area	1800 hectares
Average depth	14.4 m
Max-depth	38.4 m
Shore length¹	160 + km
Surface elevation	124.3 m
Islands	Big Is, Plumb Is, Horseshoe Is, Griffiths Is, Loon Is, Whitefish Is.
Settlements	Battersea, Ontario
¹ Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article.

Loughborough Lake is a lake in Ontario, Canada. Located just 14 miles (20 km) north of Kingston, Ontario. Loughborough Lake is famous for its natural beauty. This lake is 21 miles (34 km) long and 1800 hectares in area, is dotted with many small islands, and has over one hundred miles of shoreline. From the lily padded back bays and weed beds, to the 126 feet (38.4 m) of water where the lake trout can be found, this lake offers the type of structure that is a fisherman's paradise.

In the shallow portion, with depths to 30 feet (10 m), of Loughborough Lake you will find large mouth and small mouth bass, northern pike and a variety of pan fish. The deeper, reservoir like portion contains large mouth and small mouth bass, northern pike, lake trout, rainbow trout and pan fish. The lake was once part of a splake stocking program and the odd splake is still caught on occasion to this day. [1]

The East Basin of Loughborough Lake is riddled with islands and shallow compared to the West Basin. This portion is prime habitat for the bass, northern pike and pan fish. The deep West Basin is the prime habitate for lake trout and rainbow trout. As well as northern pike and largemouth bass in the shallow Harper Bay and northwest bay.

The lake can be accessed off exit 619 from the 401. The village of Battersea, Ontario is located on the shore of Loughborough Lake.