Lake of Bays (Muskoka lake)

Lake of Bays
Sunset over Bigwin Island
Lake of Bays Location in Southern Ontario
Location	District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario
Coordinates	45°15′02″N 78°59′54″W / 45.25056°N 78.99833°W / 45.25056; -78.99833[1]
Primary inflows	Oxtongue River, Boyne River
Primary outflows	South Branch Muskoka River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	68.8 km2 (26.6 sq mi)[2]
Average depth	22.25 m (73.0 ft)[2]
Max. depth	79.25 m (260.0 ft)[2]
Water volume	1.53 km3 (0.37 cu mi)[2]
Shore length1	167 km (104 mi)[2]
Surface elevation	316 m (1,037 ft)[2]
Islands	Bigwin Island, Fairview Island, Langmaids Island, Roothog Island, Crown Island, Millichamp Island, Mariebianca Island, Champion Island, Castle Island, Burnt Island, Shamrock Island, Ensko Island, Hanes Island, Zephyr Island, Pancake Island, Turner's Island, Haystack Island, Raynor Island, Reuben Island, Harper Island, Rock Island, Gardner Island, Vimy Ridge Island, Wee Island, Helen Island
Settlements	Baysville, Dorset, Dwight
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake of Bays is a large lake in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada.^{[1][3][4][5][6]} It is located almost entirely in the Township municipality of Lake of Bays, which is named after the lake, with the exception of the southwest arm of the lake which is in the Town of Huntsville.^[3][6] Ontario Highway 35 runs north and east of the lake.^[3][6]

Port Cunnington is a community established on a peninsula reaching out deep inside the lake. Other settlements on the lake shore include Dwight, South Portage, Baysville and Dorset.^[3][4]