Baxter Lake is part of the Trent-Severn Maintained Watershed - The water does not fluctuate during its boating season (May 24th Long weekend through to October Thanksgiving) and barely does the rest of the year. Baxter also easily connects to Gloucester Pool through Little Go Home Bay. Easily travel beyond through Lock 45 into Georgian Bay. The Trent Severn Waterway itself is a 386 kilometres (240 mi)-long canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to the Georgian Bay, (Lake Huron) at Port Severn. Its scenic, meandering route has been called “one of the finest interconnected systems of navigation in the world“.
Average traveling time from the GTA to Baxter Lake - (Georgian Bay) is 1 hour 32 mins
| Lake Size (median 84 ha) | 44 ha (109 Acres) |
|---|---|
| Lake max Depth | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Lake Perimeter | 5.70 km (4 Miles) |
| Lake Island/s Perimeter | 2.30 km (1 Miles) |
| Lake Altitude (median 290 m) | 183 m (600 ft) |
| District | Muskoka |
| Municipality | Georgian Bay |
| Township | Baxter |
| Drainage Basin | Severn River |
| Water Clarity (median 3.20 m) | 3.20 m (10ft) |
| Percentage of Shoreline which is Crown Land | 10 % |
| Shoreline Development | moderate; shoreline residential |
| Public Access | private |
| Water Level Management | regulated: dam at outlet |
| Major Fish Species in Lake | argemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, black crappie, northern pike, lake whitefish |
| Other Fish Species in Lake | cisco, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, white sucker, bluntnose minnow, brook silverside |
| MNR Fact Sheet for Baxter Lake - (Georgian Bay) | |
| Shoreline Land Use Map for Baxter Lake - (Georgian Bay) | |
| Notes: E: extirpated, I: introduced – intentional or accidental, O: occasional, R: remnant, S: currently stocked, ?: status uncertain, 2009: year of first record or introduction if known, blank: presumed native | |
| Much of the above data is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka | |
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