Centennial Lake Provincial Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Oakhill Lake | |
Location | Greater Madawaska, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 45°14′08″N76°59′27″W / 45.23556°N 76.99083°W Coordinates: 45°14′08″N76°59′27″W / 45.23556°N 76.99083°W [1] |
Area | 530 ha (1,300 acres) |
Created | 1989 |
Operator | Ontario Parks |
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The Centennial Lake Provincial Nature Reserve (also known as Centennial Lake Provincial Park) is a provincial park [2] located in the municipality of Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County, in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] The 530-hectare (1,300-acre) reserve was created in 1989 and is managed by Ontario Parks. [2]
The park consists of 5 non-contiguous parts. The majority of the park is a section of land north of Black Donald Lake surrounding Oakhill Lake and bordered on the east by the Black Donald Creek; another part is the largest island in Black Donald Lake, and the remaining 3 parts are portions of three smaller islets in the same lake. [2] [4]
The park protects unusual geological features and many rare plant species, including the Purple cliffbrake ( Pellaea atropurpurea ). It is a non-operating park, meaning there are no facilities or services. [2]
The Madawaska River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Ontario, Canada. The river is 230 km (143 mi) long and drains an area of 8,470 km2 (3,270 sq mi). Its name comes from an Algonquian band of the region known as "Matouweskarini", meaning "people of the shallows".
The York River is a river in Renfrew County, Hastings County and Haliburton County in Ontario, Canada. The river is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and flows from the southern extension of Algonquin Provincial Park to the Madawaska River.
The Barron River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It flows from Clemow Lake in northern Algonquin Provincial Park and joins the Petawawa River, whose southern branch it forms, in the municipality of Laurentian Hills, near the municipality of Petawawa.
South Algonquin is a township municipality in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada. Located south of Algonquin Provincial Park, it is the sole populated portion of the district that lies south of the traditional dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario and is closer connected to Renfrew County as opposed to the core portions of Nipissing District.
Gauthier is a township municipality in Timiskaming District the Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The township had a population of 138 in the Canada 2016 Census. Its main population centre is Dobie, located just north of Ontario Highway 66, 18.5 kilometres (11.5 mi) east of Kirkland Lake. The township has just one other named place, Northlands Park, 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west of Dobie on Ontario Highway 672 just north of Highway 66.
Greater Madawaska is an incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, created on January 1, 2001, through the amalgamation of the Township of Bagot and Blythfield; the Township of Brougham; and the Township of Griffith and Matawatchan. As of 2011, it has a population of 2,518.
Batchawana Bay is an unincorporated place and Compact Rural Community in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is also the name of a local services board, consisting of parts of the geographic townships of Fisher, Herrick, Ryan and Tilley. It is located north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on the shores of Batchawana Bay off Lake Superior.
Porphyry Island is an island in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is the last island in a chain stretching south west of the Black Bay Peninsula in Lake Superior. It is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Edward Island Provincial Park, 13 kilometres (8 mi) from Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Silver Islet, Ontario, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of the city of Thunder Bay.
Black Donald Lake is a reservoir lake in the Township of Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County and the Township of North Frontenac, Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Madawaska River and is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.
Centennial Lake is a reservoir lake in the Township of Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County and the Township of North Frontenac, Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Madawaska River and is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.
René Brunelle Provincial Park is a provincial park in both the municipality of Moonbeam and geographic Gurney Township in Unorganized North Cochrane District, Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Established in 1957 and named after 1981 for René Brunelle, it is operated by Ontario Parks and has camping, hiking, swimming and other facilities on or near Remi Lake.
Black Donald Creek is a stream in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Madawaska River at Black Donald Lake.
Doorley Creek is a stream in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a right tributary of Black Donald Creek.
Malotte Creek is a stream in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of Black Donald Creek.
Tooeys Creek is a stream in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and, together with an unnamed stream, combines to form Black Donald Creek.
Malotte Lake is a lake in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of Malotte Creek.
Tooeys Lake is a lake in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of Tooeys Creek.
Mud Lake is a lake in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in geographic Brougham Township, is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and is the source of Little Black Donald Creek.
Mud Lake is a lake in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in geographic Blithfield Township, and is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.
Little Black Donald Creek is a stream in Greater Madawaska, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Madawaska River at Black Donald Lake.
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