Head Lake is a lake in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located between Uphill to the west and Norland to the east. Kawartha Lakes Road 45 (formerly Highway 503) follows the southern and western shoreline of the lake. The community of Head Lake is located on the southern shore of the lake. The lake is about 5 km (3.1 mi) wide and 8 km (5.0 mi) long. It is drained by the Head River which flows into the Black River, which becomes the Severn River, below the outlet of Lake Couchiching.