Sturgeon Lake (Ontario)

Sturgeon Lake
The Kawartha lakes with Sturgeon Lake (marked 'F')
Location	Kawartha Lakes region, Ontario
Group	Kawartha lakes
Coordinates	44°28′N 78°43′W / 44.467°N 78.717°W / 44.467; -78.717Coordinates: 44°28′N 78°43′W / 44.467°N 78.717°W / 44.467; -78.717
Primary inflows	Fenelon River, Scugog River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	25 km (16 mi)
Max. width	3 km (2 mi)
Surface elevation	246 m (807 ft)
Settlements	Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Sturgeon Point, Bobcaygeon, Dunsford

A map of the city of Kawartha Lakes with Sturgeon Lake highlighted

Sturgeon Lake is a lake in the Kawartha lakes region of Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. The lake is Y shaped and has the communities of Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Sturgeon Point and Bobcaygeon at the north-west, south, central and north-east points of the Y respectively. The lake is approximately 25 km (16 mi) from the southern to the north-eastern extremes, the longer axis.

Inflow and Outflow

The Scugog River flows into the lake at the southern apex. Cameron Lake also flows into this lake, via the Fenelon River at the north-western extreme. Emily Creek empties into the lake at the middle south.

The lake outflow is through the Big Bob and Little Bob channels of the Bobcaygeon River at the north-east of the lake.

Fish species

Game fish species include large and small mouth bass, muskie, and walleye.

Sources

• Atlas of Canada topographic maps 31D7 and 31D10 retrieved 2007-11-06

City of Kawartha Lakes City seat: Lindsay Towns Lindsay Villages and unincorporated communities Ancona Point Argyle Avery Point Baddow Baker Trail Ballyduff Barclay Bellevue Bethany Bethel Bobcaygeon1 Bolsover Burnt River Burton Cambray Cameron Coboconk Dalrymple Dartmoor Daytonia Beach Dongola Downeyville Dunsford Emily Eldon Station Feir Mill Fenelon Falls Fowlers Corners Fleetwood Glenarm Greenhurst-Thurstonia Hartley Head Lake Janetville Kinmount1 Kirkfield Little Britain Long Beach Long Point Lorneville Manilla1 Manvers Mariposa Station Mariposa Norland Oakwood Omemee Pontypool Ragged Rapids Rokeby Rosedale Sadowa St. Mary's Sebright Sturgeon Point Uphill Valentia Verulam Park Victoria Road View Lake Woodville Former townships Bexley Carden Dalton Laxton, Digby and Longford Eldon Emily Fenelon Manvers Mariposa Ops Somerville Verulam Major lakes Trent River Shadow Lake Silver Lake Four Mile Lake Balsam Lake Cameron Lake Sturgeon Lake Lake Scugog Pigeon Lake Talbot River Canal Lake Mitchell Lake Talbot Lake Severn River Lake Dalrymple Cranberry Lake Head Lake Fishog Lake Topics List of roads Victoria County 1) This area lies on the border of an adjacent region, but is part of the Kawartha Lakes census.