Lake Scugog
Lake Scugog is an artificial lake in Scugog Township in the Canadian province of Ontario.
It is located between the two towns of Port Perry and Lindsay. The water level of the lake has in the past repeatedly raised and lowered again. The Lake Scugog has a total area of 63.74 km ² and a maximum depth of 7 m.
Etymology
The name " Scugog " may be an Ojibwe word meaning " marshy water." According to the Place Names of Ontario by Alan Rayburn is " Scugog " be a word of the Mississaugas and mean something like " waves that spill into the canoe ."
Geography
Lake Scugog has an area of 68 km ² and an average depth of 1.4 m. Notable tributaries are: Blackstock Creek, Cawkers Creek and Nonquon River.
His only effluent is the Scugog River, which flows to the Sturgeon Lake, one of the Kawartha Lakes to the north.
Communities on the lake are: Seagrave, Port Hoover, Lake View and Ceasarea. Scugog Iceland, the island status is controversial because its southwestern part is a seasonally flooded marshland, is centrally located in the lake.
A 2.58 km ² Indian Reservation in the Mississaugas, with a population of 50 is located on Scugog Iceland.
Hydrology
In the lake deposited annually from about 1 mm marl. During dry periods in the summer, the lake loses much water through evaporation. The water level then drops so much that the drain on the Scugog River comes to a standstill.
History
The lake has a history with changing water levels. Originally, there were two lakes, which were connected to each other through a wide channel. The channel led through a swampy terrain. 1834 was built in Lindsay at the Scugog River, a dam to power a grain mill with water power. The water level rose by more than 3 meters and flooded the pristine lakes. The current dam is located further upstream from.
During this period, reigned as high water levels in the 1830s, the islands Washburn, Nonquon (now Seven Mile ), Ball, plates and the large central Scugog formed. Today this form with the exception of Scugog Iceland parts of the mainland. Because artificial channels today Scugog Iceland still to be regarded as island.
The standing water at that time was the cause of epidemics of the nearby farms. The local population did not accept the dam and eventually torn down in the summer of 1838 the dam.
The water level of the reservoir was then lowered in 1843 by one meter. This corresponded to the maximum natural water levels during the spring flood.
The Board of Works of the Province of Canada undertook the construction of a new dam and a sluice, which were completed in 1844. This also had a giant wood for timber.
Natural history
The marsh surrounding the pristine lakes was once rich in water rice and cranberries, which was harvested by the natives. The flooding of these areas led to their disappearance.
The lake is rich in fish. There is a Eisfischsaison from January 1 to March 1. In Lake Scugog following fish species are caught: walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, muskellunge, American perch, crappie and sunfish.