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Kawartha Lakes (Ontario)

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A system of interconnected lakes lies to the north of the main chain. Due to an artificial dam placed at the south end of Mississauga lake in the mid-20th century, these lakes have equal levels and are inter-navigable. They consist of
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makes its way through many lakes in the main chain; many cottages dot the lakes' shorelines some of which are quite large in size, and the region is most known for its recreational
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Lakes considered to be among 'The Kawarthas' include (letters in parentheses refer to the satellite image):
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The Kawartha lakes. Lakes are identified in the text of this article, while 1 marks the community of
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This area lies on the border of an adjacent region, but is part of the Kawartha Lakes census.
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First Nations. It was hoped that the word, which meant "land of reflections" in the
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is named for them, more than half of the Kawartha Lakes are in fact located in
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Also nearby, but not reachable by boat without portage, are
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This article is about the lakes. For the municipality, see
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of the word "Ka-wa-tha" (from "Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug" or
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Index

Kawartha lakes (Ontario)
Kawartha Lakes
Ontario
watershed
Trent River
limestone
Golden Horseshoe
granite
Canadian Shield
anglicization
Curve Lake
Anishinaabe language
Muskoka
Gravenhurst
Kawartha Lakes
Peterborough County
Trent-Severn Waterway
tourism

Lindsay
Peterborough
Talbot River
Canal Lake
Mitchell Lake
Trent River
Balsam Lake
Four Mile Lake
Cameron Lake
Sturgeon Lake
Pigeon Lake

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