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Big Trout Lake is a large lake in Northern Ontario. The Fawn River fills it from the west and drains it from the east. [ 2 ] The reserve of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation , also known as Big Trout Lake, is on Post Island near the northern shore.
The first recorded European trader was James Swain who, in 1807, was charged with establishing a trading post at "Trout Lake" for the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). Upon entering the area he noticed the ruins of a settlement left by the rival North West Company who possibly settled as early as 1793; [5] though it was left apparently disused.
On September 5, 1837, Thompson mentioned catching lake trout in the lake. Thomas Moffatt, an agent for the Hudson's Bay Company (Moffatt reported an outpost on Bigwin Island) referred to it as Trading Lake. In 1853, a geological survey by Alexander Murray of the Geological Survey of Canada referred to the lake as Lake of Bays. [8] [7]
Ontario relief map Lake Superior at Neys Provincial Park Ontario Lake Huron Frozen Lake Erie Looking east across Lake Ontario to Toronto Scarborough bluffs Lake Ontario Lake Nipigon Rainy Lake from Tango Channel. This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi). [2] [3] [4]
Trout Lake is a lake in the municipalities of East Ferris and North Bay, Nipissing District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of the much larger Lake Nipissing , with the city of North Bay in between them.
The main area of the lake has eight inhabited islands, one housing a camp called Moorelands camp for underprivileged children from the Greater Toronto Area. The maximum depth of the lake is 67 metres (220 ft) with an average depth of 21 metres (69 ft). The shoreline is approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) long. The Ministry of Natural Resources ...
According to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the type of forest swamp used to be the most common type of wetland on Lake Ontario prior to European settlement but are now rare. It is a breeding area for several uncommon species, including the blue-gray gnatcatcher and the yellow-spotted salamander. [3]
Stony Lake is located in Peterborough County nearly two hours northeast of Toronto.It lies in the townships of Douro-Dummer, North Kawartha and Selwyn.The lake, some 20 miles (32 km) long from Young's Point, Ontario to the lake's eastern shores, about 234 metres (768 ft) above sea level, with a combined surface area of approximately 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi), and encompasses over 1,000 ...