Buckhorn Lake (Ontario)

Buckhorn Lake is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario.

He is in the area of the townships Galway - Cavendish and Harvey and Smith - Ennismore - Lakefield in Peterborough County. The Buckhorn Lake belongs to the group of lakes of the Kawartha Lakes. The Buckhorn Lake has a total area of ​​31.19 km ² and a maximum depth of 14.3 m.

The main tributary of the Buckhorn Lake form the Gannon Narrows from the westerly Pigeon Lake. A further influx form the Harrington Narrows, connecting the lake to the southeast, Lake Chemong. All three lakes form a lake system, since they represent a coherent water surface. Another tributary is the Sandy Creek, which drains the northern Sandy Lake. The lake is divided into several bays, including Harrington Bay and Sandy Creek Bay.

A dam and the lock 31 of the Trent -Severn Waterway located in the northeast of the lake at Buckhorn, part of the Township Galway - Cavendish and Harvey. These control the outflow of the lake to deeper and northeastern Lower Buckhorn Lake.

The name of the lake - " Buckhorn Lake " - literally means " Deer Horn Lake ".

Settlements on the lake shore are Buckhorn, the Curve Lake First Nation, Gannon Village, Gannon Beach, Kawartha Hideaway, Kimberley Park, Oak Orchard and Young's Cove.

In Buckhonr Lake following fish species are caught: walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, crappie and sunfish.