Gillies Lake

Gillies Lake
Gillies Lake in 2018
Gillies Lake is located in Ontario
Gillies Lake
Gillies Lake
Gillies Lake is located in Canada
Gillies Lake
Gillies Lake
LocationTimmins, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates48°28′52″N 81°18′59″W / 48.48111°N 81.31639°W / 48.48111; -81.31639
Built1986 (1986)
Surface area212,000 square metres (2,280,000 sq ft)
Average depth8 feet (2.4 m)
Max. depth19 feet (5.8 m)
Water volume521,000 cubic metres (18,400,000 cu ft)
Islands0
References[1]

Gillies Lake is a lake in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. It was developed by the Conservation Authority as part of its lake rejuvenation project in 1986.[2]

The lake features a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) trail, picnic facilities, interpretive storyboards, public washrooms, a boardwalk, wireless hotspots, a recreation field, a beach, sports field, playground area, and a supervised swimming area with change rooms.[2]

Before Timmins had been built up, the beach used to extend along the northwest shore, drawing hundreds of bathers on hot days [3]

  1. ^ "Gillies Lake". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Gillies Lake Conservation Area". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Timmins history: Taxi drivers take a group swim, and how Gillies Beach came to be". Retrieved 8 August 2024.