Bobs Lake (South Frontenac) Explained

Bobs Lake
Location:Ontario, Canada
Coordinates:44.6811°N -76.5878°W
Type:Lake
Part Of:St. Lawrence River drainage basin
Inflow:Eagle Creek (Ontario), Fish Creek (Ontario)
Length:16km (10miles)
Width:5km (03miles)
Area:32.22km2
Elevation:162m (531feet)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bobs Lake in Ontario.

Bobs Lake is a lake in Frontenac County and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] It is in the St. Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of the Tay River.

Hydrology

The vast majority of the lake is in geographic Bedford Township,[3] part of the municipality of South Frontenac,[4] with a small tip of Mill Bay at the north in geographic Oso Township,[5] Central Frontenac; both municipalities are in Frontenac County. The northeastern end of the lake is in geographic South Sherbrooke Township,[6] part of the municipality of Tay Valley in Lanark County.

The primary inflow, at the northeast. The primary outflow, at the community of Bolingbroke at the northeast and controlled by a dam, is the Tay River. The Tay River flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The lake has an area of 7962acres.[7]

Tributaries

Counterclockwise from the river mouth

References

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Notes and References

  1. FDJGI. Bobs Lake. 2012-06-08.
  2. Web site: Bobs Lake. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. . 2012-06-08. Shows the lake outlined on a topographic map.
  3. Web site: Bedford. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2012-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20170315090055/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/B/Bedford.pdf. 2017-03-15. dead.
  4. Garbage Collection Schedule. PDF. Township of South Frontenac. 2012-06-08.
  5. Web site: Oso. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2012-06-08.
  6. Web site: South Sherbrooke. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2012-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204523/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/S/South%20Sherbrooke.pdf. 2016-03-04. dead.
  7. Web site: Tay Watershed Information. Friends of the Tay River. 2012-06-08.