Rock Lake (Algonquin Park) Explained

Rock Lake
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rock Lake in Southern Ontario
Location:Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Coords:45.8333°N -78.6667°W
Outflow:Madawaska River
Area:5km2[1]
Depth:7.9m (25.9feet)
Max-Depth:34.7m (113.8feet)
Elevation:391m (1,283feet)[2]
Islands:Rose I., Jean I., Third I.

Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BRMB Maps Canada's Best Backcountry Navigation Tool . brmbmaps.com . 19 October 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Map of Algonquin Park - Working Version 2022 . Algonquin & Beyond . 19 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Rock Lake Campground Algonquin Provincial Park The Friends of Algonquin Park . www.algonquinpark.on.ca . 19 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Official Algonquin Park Canoe Routes Map Online Algonquin Provincial Park The Friends of Algonquin Park . www.algonquinpark.on.ca . 19 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Booth's Rock Trail Algonquin Provincial Park The Friends of Algonquin Park . www.algonquinpark.on.ca . 19 October 2022.
  6. Kidd . Kenneth E. . 1948 . A Prehistoric Camp Site at Rock Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario . Southwestern Journal of Anthropology . en . 4 . 1 . 98–106 . 10.1086/soutjanth.4.1.3628476 . 163811615 . 0038-4801.
  7. Noble, W. C. (1968). Vision Pits", Cairns and Petroglyphs at Rock Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Ontario Archaeology, 11, 47-64.