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All Canada lakes A-Z
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| Lake name | Lake description |
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| Abraham Lake (Also known as Lake Abraham) |
Abraham Lake is Alberta’s largest reservoir, gracing the Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies’ front range. The reservoir, created by damming the North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta, stores spring run-off for later use in hydroelectric generation. Because the rapidly-changing lake le… |
| Adams Lake |
Located in southern British Columbia amid the Columbia Mountains, Adams Lake is a more remote and less developed neighbor to nearby Shuswap Lake. Covering 34,000 acres with 93 miles of shoreline, Adams Lake reaches depths of 1,502 feet, making it the second-deepest Lake in British Columbia. Despite… |
| Alouette Lake (Also known as Alouette Reservoir, Lillooet Lake (historic)) |
Only an hour away from big-city Vancouver, Alouette Lake provides a wilderness experience and a mountain view of beautiful Golden Ears Provincial Park. Originally named Lillooet Lake, the reservoir was renamed Alouette Lake to distinguish it from another Lillooet Lake in British Columbia. The origin… |
| Alta Lake (Also known as Summit Lake) |
Surrounded by one of North America’s top ski resorts, Alta Lake is located in the community of Whistler, British Columbia. Reflected on the glistening surface of Alta Lake are Whistler and the Blackcomb Mountains, part of the Pacific Range in the Coast Mountains. With Vancouver only 75 miles to the… |
| Bark Lake (Also known as Lac des Ecorces, Lac de Barkme) |
Bark Lake sits among the tree-covered hills of Canada’s Laurentian Mountain region a short 50-mile drive northwest of Montreal and 100 miles northeast of Ottawa. Located in southwestern Quebec, Bark Lake falls within the province’s Laurentides Tourism Region and the country’s Central Canada Tourism… |
| Bass Lake ON |
Nestled in the heart of Ontario’s lake country, Bass Lake is a popular 1,000-acre recreational lake just west of the town of Orillia. Only 60 miles from Toronto, the lake is an easy trek for a weekend getaway. Vacation rentals in the area are plentiful, many with lake frontage or spectacular lake vi… |
| Benson Lake (Also known as Rideau Lakes) |
Benson Lake is part of the historic Rideau Waterway in Ontario, Canada. Benson Lake is one of six lakes surrounding Scott’s Island. Benson Lake, Clear Lake, Indian Lake, Mosquito Lake, Newboro Lake, and Loon Lake all share the same water level and can be traveled without passing through one of the l… |
| Big Rideau Lake (Also known as Rideau Lakes) |
One of the largest lakes along the route of the Rideau Waterway in Ontario, Canada is Big Rideau Lake. This lake is controlled by a canal system called the Rideau Canal Waterway. With 45 locks at 23 stations along the canal, Rideau Waterway connects to more than nine lakes including Big Rideau Lake,… |
| Big Whiteshell Lake |
Manitoba’s Big Whiteshell Lake is a shining star among the 200 lakes in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Fourth largest lake in the park, Big Whiteshell Lake covers about 4,200 acres and includes many bays, inlets and rocky islands. Over 20 miles of shoreline offer a feel of pure wilderness, while trails… |
| Blue Hawk Lake |
Surrounded by beautiful scenery, Blue Hawk Lake is located in the Haliburton Highlands region in Ontario, Canada. The Haliburton Highlands region was named in honor of Thomas Chandler Haliburton who inhabited the area for some time, as well as for its resemblance to the Scottish Highlands. Blue Hawk… |
| Bobs and Crow Lakes |
A perfect destination to savor the character of the Rideau Lake District is Bobs and Crow Lakes. Located 50 miles north of Kingston, Ontario, the two lakes function as water storage for the popular Rideau Canal system. But Bobs and Crow lakes have their own identity separate from the well-known wate… |
| Bowron Lakes (Also known as Kibbee Lake, Indianpoint Lake, Isaac Lake, McLeary Lake, Lanezi Lake, Sandy Lake, Unna Lake, Skoi Lake, Spectacle Lake, Swan Lake, Babcock Lake) |
Central British Columbia’s Bowron Lakes is one of North America’s finest canoe tours. Famous the world over, the Bowron Lakes attract visitors from all over Canada, the United States and Europe. About 4,500 paddlers enjoy the 72-mile circular canoe route in Bowron Lake Provincial Park each year. Wit… |
| Bras d’Or Lake (Also known as Bras d'Or Lakes) |
Bras d’Or Lake, translated as Arm of Gold, is a very large somewhat unique water body in central Cape Breton Island, part of Nova Scotia Province in Canada. The 424-square-mile lake is nestled between forested hills with many scenic coves and lovely hideaways for boaters. Little commercial developme… |
| Brereton Lake |
Close to civilized conveniences but in the heart of the wilderness describes Brereton Lake. Located two hours east of Winnipeg just north of Rennie on Provincial Highway 307, beautiful Brereton Lake is home to a large cottage community, two resorts, a children’s camp and a religious camp. Many pictu… |
| Buckhorn Lake (Also known as Trent-Severn Waterway, Kawartha Lakes) |
Part of the Kawartha Chain of Lakes, Buckhorn Lake is one of the many lakes that make up the famed Trent-Severn Waterway. The waterway connects Lake Ontario at Trenton to the Georgia Bay part of Lake Huron at Port Severn. Construction of the waterway started in 1833 at Kawartha Lakes and took 87 yea… |
| Buntzen Lake (Also known as Trout Lake, Lake Beautiful-historic) |
Nestled beneath lush green mountains near the British Columbia coastline, beautiful Buntzen Lake offers a wealth of hiking enjoyment to recreation seekers. Located less than 30 miles by car from Vancouver, Buntzen Lake is one of the main storage reservoirs for hydro-power generation in the metropoli… |
| Burns Lake |
Surrounded by over 300 fishing lakes in the heart of the Lakes District, he feels like a kid in a candy store. Some of the lakes, like a few of those in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, are only accessible by floatplane. Burns Lake, where he is staying, is very accessible — Highway 16 runs right along t… |
| Calabogie Lake |
About 10,000 years ago a glacier retreated across what would become Ontario, leaving over a quarter of a million lakes in its wake. The ice-scour lakes are too numerous to count, and with so many, it might seem hard for any single lake to stand out. Calabogie Lake in Renfrew County, however, more th… |
| Caniapiscau Reservoir (Also known as Lake Caniapiscau) |
“The money is not as useful as the land was before we lost it.” -Chisasibi Cree Native About 9,000 years ago, the glaciers receded on the Laurentian Plateau of the Canadian Shield, leaving pockets of lakes in their wake. The rivers were fast and ran with snowmelt, and lakes covered the landscape. La… |
| Capilano Lake (Also known as Capilano Reservoir) |
One of the most beautiful lakes in British Columbia is uninhabited Capilano Lake. The reservoir was created when Cleveland Dam was built across the Capilano River in 1954 just outside North Vancouver. The lake provides about 40% of the North Vancouver area’s drinking water, so the lake and the immed… |
| Charleston Lake |
A natural haven awaits vacationers in Eastern Ontario along the shores of Charleston Lake. Balanced along the eastern edge of the Frontenac Arch geological formation, Charleston Lake has been the place to go for swimming, boating and fishing for over a hundred years. Charleston Lake has seen visitor… |
| Chemong Lake (Also known as Lake Chemong, Lake Chemung) |
Chemong Lake is the largest lake in the Kawartha Chain of Lakes, covering more than 5,630 acres. This lake holds historical significance for the residents in and around Peterborough, Ontario. Stretching almost nine miles in length, the lake was a major obstacle to travel for early settlers before th… |
