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The lake offers excellent fishing for bass, walleye, and muskie. Mackenzie Bay in West Bay is a popular spot for boats to congregate on a warm summer day.
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A Respectable Ditch: A History of the Trent-Severn
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405:List of lakes in Ontario
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557:. Kawartha Conservation
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686:at Wikimedia Commons
684:Balsam Lake (Ontario)
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1211:Lake Scugog
1196:Balsam Lake
1186:Silver Lake
1181:Shadow Lake
1173:Trent River
1164:Major lakes
886:Downeyville
841:Burnt River
801:Baker Trail
791:Avery Point
773:communities
323:Great Lakes
263:Balsam Lake
251:Settlements
197:Max. length
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95:Coordinates
55:Balsam Lake
22:Balsam Lake
1234:Canal Lake
1149:Somerville
1041:St. Mary's
976:Lorneville
971:Long Point
966:Long Beach
946:Janetville
831:Bobcaygeon
661:2012-10-19
636:2018-07-06
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594:2009-08-07
561:2018-07-06
540:2018-07-06
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479:2018-07-06
447:2012-06-01
411:References
368:Map images
304:Gull River
221:Max. depth
205:Max. width
141:Gull River
108:78°50′30″W
105:44°34′50″N
1272:Head Lake
1081:Woodville
1076:View Lake
1016:Pontypool
956:Kirkfield
941:Head Lake
921:Fleetwood
906:Feir Mill
866:Dalrymple
806:Ballyduff
731:City seat
300:watershed
293:Geography
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1139:Mariposa
1061:Valentia
1046:Sebright
1031:Rosedale
996:Mariposa
951:Kinmount
891:Dunsford
871:Dartmoor
861:Coboconk
836:Bolsover
816:Bellevue
719:City of
399:See also
348:Coboconk
255:Coboconk
70:Location
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1134:Manvers
1129:Fenelon
1006:Oakwood
1001:Norland
981:Manilla
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926:Glenarm
881:Dongola
856:Cameron
851:Cambray
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750:Lindsay
736:Lindsay
242:Islands
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1119:Eldon
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499:(PDF)
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