Shawanaga lake is a lake located in the Municipality of Whitestone, District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Shawanaga Lake
Shawanaga Lake is located in Ontario
Shawanaga Lake
Shawanaga Lake
LocationWhitestone, Parry Sound District, Ontario
Coordinates45°33′N 79°58′W / 45.550°N 79.967°W / 45.550; -79.967
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area220 ha (540 acres)
Average depth5.8 m (19 ft)
Max. depth17.7 m (58 ft)
Shore length123.7 km (14.7 mi)
References[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

It is a warm water lake with shoreline in Hagerman, Fergusson, and Burpee. Shawanaga lake has a long narrow shape and is heavily impacted by recreational boats. Shawanaga lake road runs along the north side of the lake, and is a seasonally-maintained road.[2] The southern part of the lake, where the public boat launch is located, is accessible through Lorimer lake road.

Above Shawanaga lake lies Shawanaga Lake Conservation Reserve that encompasses a number of smaller lakes, such as Dunchurch lake, Boyd lake, De Volve lake, Blue lake, Snakeskin lake, Snake lake, Canning lake, Hobson lake, and Bell lake. The reserve consists of 4,937 hectares and is located in the geographic Townships of East Burpee and Hagerman, in the Municipality of Whitestone, of the Territorial District of Parry Sound.[3][4][5]

Sport fishing species include yellow perch, rock bass, Northern Pike and Smallmouth Bass.[6]

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  1. ^ http://www.gordpollock.com/lakes_info/Shawanaga%20Lake%20Summary.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.aaronshangout.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ http://iijcan.ca/on/laws/regu/2007r.315/20080318/whole.html#BK92
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Get Parry Sound news, sports and events from the Parry Sound community newspaper". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2009-01-24.