Bark Lake is located near Highway 60 and west of Barry's Bay. The Madawaska River flows into the lake, with a dam regulating the flow. Most of the lake remains undeveloped with 90% of the land surrounding it being Crown land. Waterfront lots however, have recently been subdivided along the east shore of Bells Bay to Depot Point and large waterfront homes have been built. With a few exceptions the rugged shoreline is not conducive to crown Land camping.
The lake has a surface area of 168 hectares (415 acres), a mean depth of 4.6 meters (15 feet), a maximum depth of 12.2 metres, and an elevation of 343 meters (1125 feet), all according to a survey taken in July 1970.[2] It is comparable in size to Lake Opeongo in Algonquin Park and the second largest semi -undeveloped Lake surrounded by crown Land in the Ottawa Valley,
Wildlife
Fish species that are located in Bark Lake are Lake trout, Small mouth bass, White sucker, Yellow perch, Lake whitefish, Walleye, and Round whitefish.[1] The shoreline includes cliffs and is characterized by a mixed middle-aged forest of hemlock, maple, birch, poplar and pine. A unique feature is the exceptionally large diameter ( ~ 8 inch dbh ) striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum). There is mounting concern that the recent accelerated waterfront development along sections of the east shore is compromising the wilderness characteristics of the lake. This followed a move by the MNRF after it transferred crown Land to private enterprise within the past decade.
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