Belmont Lake (Ontario)

Belmont Lake
Belmont Lake
Location in southern Ontario
Location Peterborough County, Ontario
Coordinates 44°29′42″N 77°49′36″W / 44.49500°N 77.82667°W / 44.49500; -77.82667Coordinates: 44°29′42″N 77°49′36″W / 44.49500°N 77.82667°W / 44.49500; -77.82667[1]
Type Lake
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Primary inflows Crowe River, North River
Primary outflows Crowe River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi)
Max. width 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface elevation 187 m (614 ft)[2]

Belmont Lake is a lake in geographic Belmont Township[3] in the municipality of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, Peterborough County in Central Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, lies on the Crowe River, and is the location of the mouth of the North River.

The primary inflows are the Crowe River at the north and the North River at the west. The primary outflow is the Crowe River, which leaves the lake at the northeast over a weir with sluice gates.

There are several named islands, the largest of which is Big Island in the centre of the lake. The communities of Ashby Mill and Rockdale are located on the south shore and at the Crowe River outflow respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 "Belmont Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  2. ↑ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2015-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Belmont" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2015-02-10.

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