Bobs Lake (South Frontenac)

Bobs Lake
Bobs Lake Location of Bobs Lake in Ontario.
Location	Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	44°40′52″N76°35′16″W / 44.68111°N 76.58778°W / 44.68111; -76.58778
Type	Lake
Part of	St. Lawrence River drainage basin
Primary inflows	Eagle Creek (Ontario), Fish Creek (Ontario)
Max. length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Max. width	5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area	32.22 km2 (12.44 sq mi)
Surface elevation	162 m (531 ft)

Bobs Lake is a lake in Frontenac County and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. ^{[1] [2]} It is in the St. Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of the Tay River.

Hydrology

The vast majority of the lake is in geographic Bedford Township, ^[3] part of the municipality of South Frontenac, ^[4] with a small tip of Mill Bay at the north in geographic Oso Township, ^[5] Central Frontenac; both municipalities are in Frontenac County. The northeastern end of the lake is in geographic South Sherbrooke Township, ^[6] part of the municipality of Tay Valley in Lanark County.

The primary inflow, at the northeast. The primary outflow, at the community of Bolingbroke at the northeast and controlled by a dam, is the Tay River. The Tay River flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The lake has an area of 7,962 acres (32 km²). ^[7]

Tributaries

Counterclockwise from the river mouth

• Davern Creek
• Eagle Creek
• Fish Creek

References

1. "Bobs Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2012-06-08.
2. "Bobs Lake". Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08. Shows the lake outlined on a topographic map.
3. "Bedford" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
4. Garbage Collection Schedule (PDF) (Map). Township of South Frontenac. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
5. "Oso" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2012-06-08.
6. "South Sherbrooke" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
7. "Tay Watershed Information". Friends of the Tay River. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

Other map sources:

• Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2012-06-08.