Sand Lake (Kearney, Ontario) Explained

Sand Lake
Pushpin Map:Ontario
Location:Kearney, Parry Sound District, Ontario
Coords:45.625°N -79.1681°W
Inflow:Magnetawan River
Outflow:Magnetawan River
Catchment:242km2 [1]
Basin Countries:Canada
Area:572ha
Depth:22.2m (72.8feet)
Max-Depth:59.4m (194.9feet)
Volume:127600000m2
Shore:12.2km (07.6miles) plus 0.5km (00.3miles) for islands
Elevation:339m (1,112feet)
Islands:Emerald Island, Blueberry Island
Cities:Kearney

Sand Lake (French: lac Sand) is a lake in the town of Kearney, Almaguin Highlands, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.[2] An unincorporated community of Sand Lake, Ontario could be found just north of Sand Lake[3] prior to the amalgamation with Kearney in 1979. Sand Lake is also host to only one camp, and much of the shore of the lake is Precambrian rock of the Canadian Shield. There are only a few occurrences of sandy beach around the lake shoreline due largely to runoff water erosion carrying sand from creeks from the surrounding elevated rocky terrain. However, a good portion of the shallow waters around the shore are sand as the name of the lake suggests.

Sand Lake is part of the Magnetawan River system. The river enters the lake at the north shore and flows out of the south end of the lake.

There are two islands in the lake. Blueberry Island is located near the northern shore of the lake, close to the mouth of the Magnetawan River. The larger Emerald Island is located in the west bay of the lake, west of Rock Point.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lake Fact Sheet – Parry Sound District - Sand Lake . July 17, 2014 . July 17, 2014 . Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources .
  2. http://www.onterm.gov.on.ca/geo/details_e.asp?letter=s&ind=251 Ontario GeoNames Index
  3. https://archive.today/20120707055720/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/search/search_results?expression=Sand+Lake Atlas of Canada - Sand Lake