Dow's Lake

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Dow's Lake
Dows Lake Pavilion
Dow's Lake
Location	Ottawa
Coordinates	45°23′40″N 75°42′06″W / 45.394412°N 75.701551°W / 45.394412; -75.701551
Lake type	Artificial lake
Primary inflows	Rideau Canal
Primary outflows	Rideau Canal
Basin countries	Canada

Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa. It is at the southern end of Preston Street, just south of Carling Avenue, and just to the west of Bronson Avenue. At the southern end of the lake is Carleton University, and to its west is the Dominion Arboretum, at the edge of the Central Experimental Farm.