Mitchell Lake (Ontario)

Mitchell Lake
Photo showing the two areas of the lake, separated by the Hartley Road causeway
Mitchell Lake Location in Southern Ontario
Location	Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Coordinates	44°34′26″N 78°57′01″W / 44.57389°N 78.95028°W / 44.57389; -78.95028[1]
Type	Lake
Part of	Great Lakes Basin
Primary inflows	Trent–Severn Waterway, Grass Creek
Primary outflows	Trent–Severn Waterway, Grass Creek
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi)
Max. width	2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Surface elevation	256 metres (840 ft)

Mitchell Lake is a small, artificial lake in the Great Lakes Basin and located in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada.^[1][2][3][4] The lake was formed sometime in the first decade of the twentieth century alongside the construction of the Kirkfield Lift Lock, which was completed and operational by the end of 1907.^[5] It is part of the summit of the Trent–Severn Waterway, the middle of a connection via canals of Balsam Lake on the Gull River system, which flows eventually to Lake Ontario, and the Kirkfield Lift Lock and Canal Lake on the Talbot River system, which flows to Lake Simcoe and eventually to Lake Huron.