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Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly within the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. [7] At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century, the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the native Wendat/Ouendat (Huron) people.
Kempenfelt Bay is a 14.5 km (9.0 mi) long bay that leads into the Canadian city of Barrie, Ontario. It is as deep as 41.5 m (136 ft) in places, and is connected to the larger Lake Simcoe. It is known for its ice fishing and legends of Kempenfelt Kelly, a Loch Ness monster style prehistoric creature.
British Columbia lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Depth max. Volume Williston Lake: 1,761 km 2 (680 sq mi) 671 m (2,201 ft) Nechako Reservoir* 890 km 2 (340 sq mi) 853 m (2,799 ft) 305 m (1,001 ft) Atlin Lake: 775 km 2 (299 sq mi) 668 m (2,192 ft) 289 m (948 ft) Babine Lake: 495 km 2 (191 sq mi)
British Columbia lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) ; Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Max. depth Volume Williston Lake [1]: 1,761 km 2 (680 sq mi) : 671 m (2,201 ft)
Barrie is situated on the traditional land of the Wendat and Anishinaabeg peoples. [11] At its inception, Barrie was an establishment of houses and warehouses at the foot of the Nine Mile Portage from Kempenfelt Bay to Fort Willow, an indigenous transportation route that existed centuries before Europeans arrived in Simcoe County. [11]
Barriere (/ b ə ˈ r ɪər / bə-REER) [4] is a district municipality in central British Columbia, Canada, located 66 km (41 mi) north of the larger city of Kamloops on Highway 5. It is situated at the confluence of the Barrière River (St́yelltsecwétkwe in Secwepemctsín ) [ 5 ] and North Thompson Rivers in the Central North Thompson Valley.
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a 386-kilometre-long (240 mi) canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Severn River. Its scenic, meandering route has been called "one of the ...
The map shows many other routes and expansions as well. Of note is the "Lake Simcoe Junction Railway" just west of the Northern mainline outside of Toronto. This was one of several routes that planned to take advantage of the ports on Lake Simcoe that connected to the Trent-Severn Canal, greatly reducing the distance travelled by train.