Bobs Lake | |
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Location | Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates | 44°40′52″N 76°35′16″W / 44.68111°N 76.58778°W |
Type | Lake |
Part of | St. Lawrence River drainage basin |
Primary inflows | Eagle Creek (Ontario), Fish Creek (Ontario) |
Max. length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
Max. width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Surface area | 32.22 km2 (12.44 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
Bobs Lake is a lake in Frontenac County and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] It is in the St. Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of the Tay River.
The vast majority of the lake is in geographic Bedford Township, [3] part of the municipality of South Frontenac, [4] with a small tip of Mill Bay at the north in geographic Oso Township, [5] Central Frontenac; both municipalities are in Frontenac County. The northeastern end of the lake is in geographic South Sherbrooke Township, [6] part of the municipality of Tay Valley in Lanark County.
The primary inflow, at the northeast. The primary outflow, at the community of Bolingbroke at the northeast and controlled by a dam, is the Tay River. The Tay River flows via the Rideau River and Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.
The lake has an area of 7,962 acres (32 km2). [7]
Counterclockwise from the river mouth
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