Dow's Lake

Dow's Lake
Dows Lake Pavilion
Dow's Lake is located in Ottawa
Dow's Lake
Dow's Lake
LocationOttawa
Coordinates45°23′40″N 75°42′06″W / 45.394412°N 75.701551°W / 45.394412; -75.701551
Lake typeArtificial lake
Primary inflowsRideau Canal
Primary outflowsRideau Canal
Basin countriesCanada

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.