Rock Lake
Looking south from Picto Bay
Rock Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Rock Lake
Rock Lake
Location of Rock Lake in Southern Ontario
LocationHaliburton County, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates45°50′00″N 78°40′00″W / 45.83333°N 78.66667°W / 45.83333; -78.66667
Primary inflowsSouth Madawaska River Madawaska River
Primary outflowsMadawaska River
Surface area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[1]
Average depth7.9 m (26 ft)[1]
Max. depth34.7 m (114 ft)[1]
Surface elevation391 m (1,283 ft)[2]
IslandsRose 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. 1 2 3 4 "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.
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