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into a Y shape. The total area is 58 km (22.4 sq mi), the average depth 14.6 m (48 ft) and the maximum depth 49.4 m (162 ft). The primary outflow is the Opeongo River at the southeast tip of Annie Bay on the East Arm, controlled by the Opeongo Lake Dam, which flows
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A store with camping supplies and dock, Algonquin access point 11 and the Harkness Laboratory of Fisheries Research are located on Sproule Bay at south end of South Arm and are all accessible from
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and the access road connecting the lake to Highway 60.
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Location of Opeongo Lake on a map of Southern Ontario
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It has three arms, North, East and South, joined by
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Opeongo Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Nipissing District
Ontario
45°42′43″N 78°22′16″W / 45.71194°N 78.37111°W / 45.71194; -78.37111
Algonquian
Saint Lawrence River
drainage basin
Primary outflows
Opeongo River
Basin
Canada
lake
Saint Lawrence River
drainage basin
geographic townships
Unorganized South Part
Nipissing District
Northeastern Ontario
lake
Algonquin Provincial Park
Opeongo River
Algonquian
narrows
Madawaska River
Ontario Highway 60
canoe
Opeongo Line
Whitney and Opeongo Railway
Ontario Highway 60

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