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Loughborough Lake
The lake at sunset
Loughborough Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Loughborough Lake
Loughborough Lake
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates44°26′50″N 76°24′41″W / 44.44722°N 76.41139°W / 44.44722; -76.41139
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary outflowsLoughborough Lake Creek, Milburn Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length24 kilometres (15 mi)
Surface area18 square kilometres (7 sq mi)
Average depth14.4 metres (47 ft 3 in)
Max. depth38.4 metres (126 ft 0 in)
Surface elevation124 metres (407 ft)[1]
IslandsBig Is, Griffiths Is, Horseshoe Is, Loon Is, Plumb Is, Whitefish Is
SettlementsBattersea

Loughborough Lake is a lake in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[2] The lake is mostly in the municipality of South Frontenac, Frontenac County, except for the southern tip which is in and on the northern border of the separated city of Kingston,[3] and is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town centre of Kingston. Loughborough Lake is in the Great Lakes Basin, is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long and 15 square kilometres (5.8 sq mi) in area, with many small islands, and has over 160 kilometres (99 mi) of shoreline.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Water levels". Cataraqui River Conservation Authority. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  2. ^ "Loughborough Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  3. ^ "Water Control Structures" (PDF). Cataraqui River Conservation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-16.

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