Sand Lake (Kearney, Ontario)

Sand Lake
A misty sunrise in July at Sand Lake (Parry Sound District)
Location	Kearney, Parry Sound District, Ontario
Coordinates	45°37′30″N 79°10′05″W / 45.62500°N 79.16806°W / 45.62500; -79.16806Coordinates: 45°37′30″N 79°10′05″W / 45.62500°N 79.16806°W / 45.62500; -79.16806
Primary inflows	Magnetawan River
Primary outflows	Magnetawan River
Catchment area	242 km2 (93 sq mi) [1]
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	572 ha (1,410 acres)[1]
Average depth	22.2 m (73 ft)[1]
Max. depth	59.4 m (195 ft)[1]
Water volume	127,600,000 m3 (4.51×109 cu ft)[1]
Shore length1	12.2 km (7.6 mi) plus 0.5 km (0.31 mi) for islands[1]
Surface elevation	339 m (1,112 ft)[1]
Islands	Emerald Island, Blueberry Island
Settlements	Kearney
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Sand Lake (French: lac Sand) is a lake in the town of Kearney, Almaguin Highlands, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.^[2] An unincorporated community of Sand Lake, Ontario could be found just north of Sand Lake^[3] prior to the amalgamation with Kearney in 1979. Sand Lake is also host to only one camp, and much of the shore of the lake is Precambrian rock of the Canadian Shield. There are only a few occurrences of sandy beach around the lake shoreline due largely to runoff water erosion carrying sand from creeks from the surrounding elevated rocky terrain. However, a good portion of the shallow waters around the shore are sand as the name of the lake suggests.

Sand Lake is part of the Magnetawan River system. The river enters the lake at the north shore and flows out of the south end of the lake.

There are two islands in the lake. Blueberry Island is located near the northern shore of the lake, close to the mouth of the Magnetawan River. The larger Emerald Island is located in the west bay of the lake, west of Rock Point.

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