Trout Lake (Ontario)

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Trout Lake
Location	Ontario
Primary outflows	Mattawa River
Basin countries	Canada

Trout Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario, located mainly in the city of North Bay approximately six kilometres east of the much larger Lake Nipissing. Trout Lake is the first body of water on the west end of a well-known voyageur route. Trout Lake, being long and narrow, approximately 7 miles (11 km) long empties into the Mattawa River, which flows into the larger Ottawa River, which then flows into the St. Lawrence River. Some of the most difficult portages are found on this part of the voyageur route between Trout Lake and end of the Mattawa River.eg: Portage de Mauvaise Musique.

North Bay's urban core is located primarily between Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake, although the city limits contain the lake's entire northern shore. Much of the lake's southern shore is located within the township of East Ferris.

Trout Lake's primary outflow is the Mattawa River.

[edit] Trout Lake Monster

There is a controversy amongst the residents of North Bay regarding the existance of the "Trout Lake Monster". Some residents say that there have been long-time stories of large swells of water, shadows, and figures of various proportions and sizes, while others say that these claims have only come about in modern times. The story of the monster amplified after the mysterious disappearance of Margaret and Allen Campbell (along with their family dog) who went missing May 25, 1956. Apparently, after eating lunch they went out in their fibreglass boat, and were never seen again.^[1]

Local sightings of the "monster" have included monsterous muskie, crocodile/alligator-like creatures, and serpent-like creatures.^[2]

[edit] References

^ Belanger, Joe. "Police Receive New Lead on 35-year-old Mystery. North Bay Nugget. 3 Jan 1992.
^ John Robert Columbo (1999), "Mysteries of Ontario", Toronto: Hounslow Press, pg. 163