Skootamatta Lake

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Skootamatta Lake
Skootamatta Lake
Location	Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
Coordinates	44°50′32″N 77°15′06″W / 44.84222°N 77.25167°W / 44.84222; -77.25167
Primary inflows	Skootamatta River, Killer Creek
Primary outflows	Skootamatta River
Basin countries	Canada (Lake Ontario)
Max. length	8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Max. width	6.1 km (3.8 mi)
Surface area	12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Surface elevation	289 m (948 ft)
Islands	Bible Island, Blake Island, Genus Island

Skootamatta Lake is a lake in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. It is 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) west of Cloyne, and Bon Echo Provincial Park is located just to the north. The lake's name is thought to come from Ojibwa words meaning "burnt shoreline".