Big Hawk Lake

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Big Hawk Lake
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Big Hawk Lake
Location Algonquin Highlands, Haliburton County, Ontario
Coordinates 45°09′41″N78°44′09″W / 45.16139°N 78.73583°W / 45.16139; -78.73583
Basin  countriesCanada
Max. length4.7 km (2.9 mi)
Max. width3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Surface elevation355 m (1,165 ft)
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Location of Big Hawk Lake in Ontario

Big Hawk Lake is a lake in the Trent River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Algonquin Highlands, [1] Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.

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The lake is about 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) long and 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 355 metres (1,165 ft) about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Ontario Highway 35. The primary inflow is the Kennisis River arriving from Nunikani Lake over Nunikani Dam at the north, and a channel from Little Hawk Lake at the south. Secondary inflows are Blackcat Creek at the northwest and unnamed creeks from Sherborne Lake and Big Brothe Lake at the west. The primary outflow, at the southwest and controlled by the Big Hawk Lake Dam, is the Kennisis River to Halls Lake.

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References

  1. "Geographic Township of Stanhope - Schedule A4" (PDF). Official Plan. Township of Algonquin Highlands. 2005-03-15. Retrieved 2010-07-28.