Riley Lake, Ontario

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Riley Lake
Dispersed rural community
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Riley Lake
Location in Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°50′23″N79°12′13″W / 44.83972°N 79.20361°W / 44.83972; -79.20361 Coordinates: 44°50′23″N79°12′13″W / 44.83972°N 79.20361°W / 44.83972; -79.20361 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Municipality Muskoka
Town Gravenhurst
Elevation [2] 256 m (840 ft)
Time zone Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4)
Postal code P1P 1R3
Area code(s) 705, 249

Riley Lake is a Dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in geographic Ryde Township [3] in the town of Gravenhurst, District Municipality of Muskoka, in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] [4] [5] [6] The community lies on the northwest shore of the eponymous Riley Lake, the source of Riley Creek.

Gravenhurst, Ontario Town in Ontario, Canada

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References

  1. 1 2 "Riley Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. Elevation taken at coordinates from Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. "Ryde" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
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  6. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-02-07.