Balsam Lake is a lake in the City of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is one of the lakes of the Kawartha Lakes, and is at the summit of the Trent–Severn Waterway.
Geography
Balsam Lake is long and averages wide, though its actual width varies due to the many large bays that carve its shoreline; the total area is and the watershed area is . The primary inflows are the Gull River at the north and the Staples River at the southwest. It is the highest point to which a vessel can be navigated from sea level in the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.
The main outflow, at the east, is the Rosedale River and Trent Canal leading to Cameron Lake. and Indian Point Provincial Park are located on the north shore of the lake.
Map images
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File:Balsam Lake Map.svg|alt=map of Balsam Lake|Map of Balsam Lake
File:The-Kawartha-Lakes-and-the-Trent-Severn-Waterway.png|alt=position in the Kawartha Lakes|The Kawartha Lakes and the Trent Severn Waterway; Balsam Lake in the upper left quadrant
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See also
- List of lakes in Ontario