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For other places with the same name, see Bobs Lake.

Bobs Lake is a lake in Frontenac County and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is in the St. Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of the Tay River.

Hydrology

The vast majority of the lake is in geographic Bedford Township,[3] part of the municipality of South Frontenac,[4] with a small tip of Mill Bay at the north in geographic Oso Township,[5] Central Frontenac; both municipalities are in Frontenac County. The northeastern end of the lake is in geographic South Sherbrooke Township,[6] part of the municipality of Tay Valley in Lanark County.

The primary inflow, at the northeast. The primary outflow, at the community of Bolingbroke at the northeast and controlled by a dam, is the Tay River. The Tay River flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The lake has an area of 7,962 acres (32 km2).[7]

Tributaries

Counterclockwise from the river mouth

  • Davern Creek
  • Eagle Creek
  • Fish Creek

References

  1. ^ "Bobs Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. ^ "Bobs Lake". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-08. Shows the lake outlined on a topographic map.
  3. ^ "Bedford" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  4. ^ Garbage Collection Schedule (PDF) (Map). Township of South Frontenac. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  5. ^ "Oso" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  6. ^ "South Sherbrooke" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  7. ^ "Tay Watershed Information". Friends of the Tay River. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

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