Lower Buckhorn Lake

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Lower Buckhorn Lake
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A small inlet on Lower Buckhorn Lake.
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Lower Buckhorn Lake
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Lower Buckhorn Lake (K) and the other Kawartha Lakes.
Location Ontario
Group Kawartha Lakes
Coordinates 44°33′00″N78°15′30″W / 44.55000°N 78.25833°W / 44.55000; -78.25833
Primary inflows Buckhorn Lake
Primary outflows Stony Lake
Basin  countries Canada
Settlements Selwyn, Trent Lakes

Lower Buckhorn Lake is a lake located within the townships of Selwyn and Trent Lakes in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada and is one of the Kawartha Lakes. Numerous small islands are located within the lake while the southern area is dominated by a large bay known as Deer Bay. Lovesick Lake is the eastern end of Lower Buckhorn and separated mainly by Wolf Island.

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