Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.[1]
| Rock Lake | |
|---|---|
 Looking south from Picto Bay | |
  Rock Lake Location of Rock Lake in Southern Ontario | |
| Location | Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°50′00″N 78°40′00″W / 45.83333°N 78.66667°W |
| Primary inflows | South Madawaska River Madawaska River |
| Primary outflows | Madawaska River |
| Surface area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 7.9 m (26 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 34.7 m (114 ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 391 m (1,283 ft)[2] |
| Islands | Rose I., Jean I., Third I. |
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "BRMB Maps | Canada's Best Backcountry Navigation Tool". brmbmaps.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Map of Algonquin Park - Working Version 2022". Algonquin & Beyond. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Rock Lake Campground | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park". www.algonquinpark.on.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Algonquin Park Canoe Routes Map Online | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park". www.algonquinpark.on.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Booth's Rock Trail | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park". www.algonquinpark.on.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Kidd, Kenneth E. (1948). "A Prehistoric Camp Site at Rock Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario". Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 4 (1): 98–106. doi:10.1086/soutjanth.4.1.3628476. ISSN 0038-4801. S2CID 163811615.
- ^ Noble, W. C. (1968). Vision Pits", Cairns and Petroglyphs at Rock Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Ontario Archaeology, 11, 47-64.