Head Lake (Kawartha Lakes) Explained

Head Lake
Coords:44.7403°N -78.9128°W
Outflow:Head River
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:5miles
Width:3miles
Max-Depth:30feet
Elevation:879feet
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake in Southern Ontario

Head Lake is a lake in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located between Uphill to the west and Norland to the east. Kawartha Lakes Road 45 (formerly Highway 503) follows the southern and western shoreline of the lake. The community of Head Lake is located on the southern shore of the lake.

The lake is in the Great Lakes Basin and is about 5km (03miles) wide and 8km (05miles) long. The primary inflow, at the northeast, and outflow, at the northwest, is the Head River. The Head River flows via the Black River and the Severn River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

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