Rock Lake | |
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Location of Rock Lake in Southern
Ontario | |
Location | Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 45°50′00″N 78°40′00″W / 45.83333°N 78.66667°W |
Primary inflows | South Madawaska River Madawaska River |
Primary outflows | Madawaska River |
Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1] |
Average depth | 7.9 m (26 ft) [1] |
Max. depth | 34.7 m (114 ft) [1] |
Surface elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) [2] |
Islands | Rose I., Jean I., Third I. |
Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. [1]
Rock Lake features a campground with 121 sites at the north end of the lake which is accessible from Highway 60 via a gravel road. [3] Algonquin Park also maintains about 20 designated campsites around the lake that are accessible by boat as well as several portages to neighbouring lakes. [4] The lake is popular with canoeists and kayakers. Motors boats are permitted with a limit of 20 horsepower. About 20 cottages on long term leases are found on the shores of Rock Lake. The 5 km Booth's Rock hiking trail overlooks the Lake. [5]
The Madawaska River flows into Rock Lake from the north and out of it in the southeast. The South Madawaska River enters Rock Lake from a long bay in the southwest.
Prehistoric camp sites as well as cairns and petroglyphs have been found around the area. [6] [7]
Rock Lake | |
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![]() Looking south from Picto Bay | |
Location of Rock Lake in Southern
Ontario | |
Location | Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 45°50′00″N 78°40′00″W / 45.83333°N 78.66667°W |
Primary inflows | South Madawaska River Madawaska River |
Primary outflows | Madawaska River |
Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1] |
Average depth | 7.9 m (26 ft) [1] |
Max. depth | 34.7 m (114 ft) [1] |
Surface elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft) [2] |
Islands | Rose I., Jean I., Third I. |
Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. [1]
Rock Lake features a campground with 121 sites at the north end of the lake which is accessible from Highway 60 via a gravel road. [3] Algonquin Park also maintains about 20 designated campsites around the lake that are accessible by boat as well as several portages to neighbouring lakes. [4] The lake is popular with canoeists and kayakers. Motors boats are permitted with a limit of 20 horsepower. About 20 cottages on long term leases are found on the shores of Rock Lake. The 5 km Booth's Rock hiking trail overlooks the Lake. [5]
The Madawaska River flows into Rock Lake from the north and out of it in the southeast. The South Madawaska River enters Rock Lake from a long bay in the southwest.
Prehistoric camp sites as well as cairns and petroglyphs have been found around the area. [6] [7]