Pigeon Lake (Ontario)

Pigeon Lake
Pigeon Lake at dusk
Map of Southern Ontario with location of Pigeon Lake shown with a dot
Map of Southern Ontario with location of Pigeon Lake shown with a dot
Pigeon Lake
Location of the lake in Southern Ontario
The Kawartha lakes with Pigeon Lake (marked 'G'). Click on image for full legend.
LocationCentral Ontario
GroupKawartha lakes
Coordinates44°28′18″N 78°29′42″W / 44.47167°N 78.49500°W / 44.47167; -78.49500[1]
Typelake
Primary inflowsSturgeon Lake via the Big Bob Channel and Little Bob Channel at Bobcaygeon
Primary outflowsBuckhorn Lake through the Gannon Narrows
Max. length27 km (17 mi)
Max. width3 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area5,344 ha (13,210 acres)
Max. depth17 m (56 ft)
Surface elevation246 m (807 ft)[2]
Islands
  • Big Island
  • Jacob Island
  • White Island
  • Thorne Island
  • Grenadier Island
  • Paradise Island
  • Roetzel Island
  • Red Rock Island
  • Bottom Islands
  • Bruces Islands
  • Snake Island

Pigeon Lake is a lake in Central Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4] It is one of a group of lakes called the Kawartha Lakes, which are the namesake of the city of Kawartha Lakes, and part of the Trent–Severn Waterway, thus in the Lake Ontario drainage basin. Pigeon Lake is 27 km long and up to 3 km wide.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Pigeon Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. ^ a b "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-08-23.