Rock Lake (Algonquin Park)

For other lakes in Ontario named Rock, see Rock Lake (Ontario).

Rock Lake
Looking south from Picto Bay
Rock Lake Location of Rock Lake in Southern Ontario
Location	Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	45°50′00″N78°40′00″W / 45.83333°N 78.66667°W / 45.83333; -78.66667
Primary inflows	South Madawaska River Madawaska River
Primary outflows	Madawaska River
Surface area	5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) [1]
Average depth	7.9 m (26 ft) [1]
Max. depth	34.7 m (114 ft) [1]
Surface elevation	391 m (1,283 ft) [2]
Islands	Rose I., Jean I., Third I.

Rock Lake is a lake located in Algonquin Provincial Park in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. ^[1]

Rock Lake features a campground with 121 sites at the north end of the lake which is accessible from Highway 60 via a gravel road. ^[3] Algonquin Park also maintains about 20 designated campsites around the lake that are accessible by boat as well as several portages to neighbouring lakes. ^[4] The lake is popular with canoeists and kayakers. Motors boats are permitted with a limit of 20 horsepower. About 20 cottages on long term leases are found on the shores of Rock Lake. The 5 km Booth's Rock hiking trail overlooks the Lake. ^[5]

The Madawaska River flows into Rock Lake from the north and out of it in the southeast. The South Madawaska River enters Rock Lake from a long bay in the southwest.

Prehistoric camp sites as well as cairns and petroglyphs have been found around the area. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "BRMB Maps | Canada's Best Backcountry Navigation Tool". brmbmaps.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
2. "Map of Algonquin Park - Working Version 2022". Algonquin & Beyond. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
3. "Rock Lake Campground | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park". www.algonquinpark.on.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
4. "Official Algonquin Park Canoe Routes Map Online | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park". www.algonquinpark.on.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
5. "Booth's Rock Trail | Algonquin Provincial Park | The Friends of Algonquin Park". www.algonquinpark.on.ca. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
6. Kidd, Kenneth E. (1948). "A Prehistoric Camp Site at Rock Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario" . Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. 4 (1): 98–106. doi:10.1086/soutjanth.4.1.3628476. ISSN   0038-4801. S2CID   163811615.
7. Noble, W. C. (1968). Vision Pits", Cairns and Petroglyphs at Rock Lake, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Ontario Archaeology, 11, 47-64.