Loughborough Lake

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Loughborough Lake
at Sunset
Location	Ontario
Coordinates	44°27′N 76°25′WCoordinates: 44°27′N 76°25′W
Primary inflows	Heart Cr, Milburn Cr.
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	34 km
Surface area	18 km²
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 not a well-defined measure.

Loughborough Lake is a lake in Ontario, Canada. Located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Kingston, Ontario. Loughborough Lake is famous for its natural beauty. This lake is 34 kilometres (21 mi) long and 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) in area, is dotted with many small islands, and has over 160 kilometres (99 mi) of shoreline. From the lily padded back bays and weed beds, to the 38 metres (124.7 ft) 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 10 metres (33 ft), 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.

[edit] Sources

• Book: Fishing Ontario (Eastern Ontario) [2]