Bid Mud Lake (French: grand lac Mud) is a lake in South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of the community of Wiarton.[2][4]

Bid Mud Lake
grand lac Mud
Bid Mud Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Bid Mud Lake
Bid Mud Lake
Location in southern Ontario
LocationBruce County, Ontario
Coordinates44°47′44″N 81°09′53″W / 44.79556°N 81.16472°W / 44.79556; -81.16472[1]
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary inflowsunnamed creek
Primary outflowsunnamed creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length1,200 m (3,900 ft)[2]
Max. width500 m (1,600 ft)[2]
Surface elevation209 m (686 ft)[3]

The lake has one unnamed inflow at the east, arriving from Little Mud Lake. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek at the northwest which flows to Berford Lake, the source of the Rankin River, which in turn flows via the Sauble River to Lake Huron.[1][2][4]

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  1. ^ a b c "Bid Mud Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. ^ Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-04-06.