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| Location | Ontario |
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| Catchment area | 2,840 km² |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, length | 30 km |
| Max. width | 25 km |
| Surface area | 744 km² |
| Average depth | 15 m |
| Max. depth | 41 m |
| Water volume | 11. 6 km³ |
| Surface elevation | 219 m |
| Islands | Georgina Island, Thorah Island, Strawberry Island, Snake Island, Fox Island, Grape Island |
| Settlements | Orillia Barrie |
Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the twelfth-largest lake in the province. Thorah Island is located in the southeast portion of Lake Simcoe, approximately four kilometres from Beaverton Ontario, Canada. Snake Island is located in Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada After the war of 1812 these islands along with Fox Island and Georgina Island A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page [1] It is also one of the world's largest freshwater lakes to freeze over completely in the winter. [2] At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century, the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the Huron natives. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar "Huron" redirects here For other uses see Huron (disambiguation. In 1687, Lahontan called it Lake Toronto, an Iroquioan term meaning gateway or pass. Louis Armand Baron de Lahontan ( 9 June 1666 &ndash prior to 1716 served in the French military in Canada where traveled extensively in the Since then, many subsequent mapmakers adopted this name for it.
The name 'Toronto' found its way to the current city via its use in the name for the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail (or Toronto Passage), a portage running between Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay, that passed through Lake Toronto, which in turn was used as the name for an early French fort located at the foot of the Toronto Passage, on Lake Ontario. The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major Portage route in Ontario, Canada linking Portage refers to the practice of carrying a Canoe or other Boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route (such as Rapids or a Waterfall Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Georgian Bay (French baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. The Severn River, its outlet stream, was once called 'Rivière de Toronto' which flows into Georgian Bay's Severn Sound, then called the 'Baie de Toronto'.
The later French traders referred to it as Lac aux Claies, meaning "Lake of Grids (or Trellises)" in reference to the Huron fishing weir in the lake. A fishing weir is an ancient type of Fish Trap that is traceable back to Roman times in the UK.
It was renamed by John Graves Simcoe, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, in 1793, not in honour of himself, but in memory of his father. Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe ( February 25, 1752 &ndash October 26, 1806) was the first Lieutenant governor of Upper A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario John Simcoe was born on 28 November 1710 in Staindrop, in County Durham, northeast England. Captain Simcoe, an officer in the Royal Navy, died of pneumonia aboard his ship, HMS Pembroke, on 15 May 1759.
The lake is about 30 km long and 25 km wide. Its area is roughly 725 km²[3]. It is shaped somewhat like a fist with the index finger and thumb extended. The thumb forms Kempenfelt Bay on the west, the wrist Lake Couchiching to the north, and the extended finger is Cook's Bay on the south. Kempenfelt Bay is a 145 km long bay that leads into the Canadian city of Barrie Ontario. Lake Couchiching, from the Ojibwe goojijiing meaning "Inlet" is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. Couchiching was at one time thought of as a third bay of Simcoe, known as the Bristol Channel; however, the narrows between the two bodies of water separate them enough to consider this to be another lake. The narrows, known as "the place where trees grow over the water" was an important fishing point for the First Nations peoples who lived in the area, and the Mohawk term toran-ten eventually gave its name to Toronto by way of the portage route running south from that point, the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people Mohawk ( Kanienkeh, Kanienkehaka or Kanien’Kahake, meaning "People of the Flint" are an indigenous people of North America Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major Portage route in Ontario, Canada linking
Lake Simcoe contains a large island, Georgina, on which there is a First Nations reserve. First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people The lake is dotted with several smaller islands, including Thorah Island (a cottage destination), Strawberry Island (a Basilican retreat), Snake Island, and Fox Island. Thorah Island is located in the southeast portion of Lake Simcoe, approximately four kilometres from Beaverton Ontario, Canada. Pope John Paul II stayed on Strawberry Island for four days just before World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto. Pope The 17th World Youth Day 2002 ( WYD2002) was a Catholic youth festival held from July 23 to July 28 2002 in Toronto [1]
A number of southern Ontario rivers flow, generally north, into the lake, draining 2581 km² of land. From the east, the Talbot River, part of the Trent-Severn Waterway is the most important river draining into Lake Simcoe, connecting the lake with the Kawartha Lakes system and Lake Ontario. The Talbot River is a River in Durham Region Ontario which flows from the Kawartha lakes to Lake Simcoe. This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water. The City of Kawartha Lakes ( 2006 population 74561 is a City in east-central Ontario, Canada. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. From its connection to Lake Couchiching, the Severn River is the only drainage from the lake to Georgian Bay, part of Lake Huron (Simcoe itself is not a Great Lake). The Severn River is a river in central Ontario. Its headwaters are located at the north end of Lake Couchiching. Georgian Bay (French baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the US state of Michigan, and on the east by the province of Ontario, Canada, is one of the five Great The canal locks of the Trent-Severn Waterway make this connection navigable. A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. A body of water such as a River, Canal or Lake, is navigable if it is deep wide and slow enough for a vessel to pass and there are no obstructions like
The lake is bordered by Simcoe County, Durham Region, and York Region. Simcoe is a County located in central Ontario, originally established as "Simcoe District" in 1843 by the Legislature of Upper Canada The city of Barrie is located on Kempenfelt Bay, and Orillia is located at the entrance to Lake Couchiching. The watershed draining into the lake contains a population of roughly half a million people, including the northern portion of the Greater Toronto Area. The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous Metropolitan area in Canada.
The northern shore of the lake contains thousands of cottages and is one of the most popular vacation areas in Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
The Town of Georgina (the northernmost part of York Region, about a one-hour drive from Toronto to the south), lies along the entire south shore of Lake Simcoe and contains smaller residential towns and communities, including Keswick, Sutton, Jackson's Point, Pefferlaw, and Udora among others. Georgina ( 2006 Population 42346 is a town in south-central Ontario, and the northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Keswick is a community in the south central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. Pefferlaw is a community within the Town of Georgina, located 3 kilometres south of the southeastern shores of Lake Simcoe and in the eastern end of the town Udora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada. It has a population estimated to be around 500 and is situated in the most north-eastern part of Georgina
Ecologically, there has been some concern regarding Lake Simcoe. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of Although it is sometimes known as Canada's ice fishing capital, the lake no longer supports a naturally breeding coldwater fishery. Ice fishing is the Activity of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the Ice on a frozen body of Water For the fishing industry and the practice of fishing see Fishing. Phosphorus emissions from both urban and rural sources have upset the lake's ecosystem and fostered excessive aquatic plant growth, raising water temperatures, decreasing oxygen levels, and thereby rendering limited breeding grounds inhospitable. Phosphorus, (ˈfɒsfərəs is the Chemical element that has the symbol P and Atomic number 15 Several initiatives, such as the Lake Simcoe Environmental Management Strategy (LSEMS), the Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation, and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, are making efforts to rectify some of the lake's environmental woes. Several towns and communities on the lakeshore depend on Lake Simcoe for their drinking water.
Lake Simcoe is a remnant of a much bigger, prehistoric lake known as Lake Algonquin. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" Lake Algonquin was a Proglacial lake that existed in east-central North America at the time of the last Ice age. This lake's basin also included Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Nipigon, and Lake Nipissing. Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the US state of Michigan, and on the east by the province of Ontario, Canada, is one of the five Great Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. Lake Nipigon (lac Nipigon is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario and is sometimes described as the sixth Great Lake Lake Nipissing ( French: lac Nipissing) is a Lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. The melting of an ice dam at the close of the last ice age greatly reduced water levels in the region, leaving the lakes of today. An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the Temperature of the Earth 's surface and atmosphere resulting in an expansion of continental Ice sheets
Watershed
A number of creeks and rivers flow into the lake:
- Bluffs Creek
- Beaver River
- Holland River
- Maskinonge River
- Peferlaw River
- Black River
- Talbot River
- White's Creek
References
- ^ Ontario - Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres) at the Atlas of Canada
- ^ Lake Simcoe Ontario Resort Destination Lake Simcoe Ontario North
- ^ Data summary at the
External links
- Lake Simcoe Conservation Foundation
- Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
Media related to Lake Simcoe from the Wikimedia Commons. The Atlas of Canada is an Internet Atlas that has information on every City, Town, Village, and hamlet in Canada
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