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
This Lake Median Lake Average Lake | ||
Baxter Lake Size | 44 ha (109 Acres) The median size lake in our area is 71 ha or 175 Acres (average size 398 ha) | 44 71 398 |
Baxter Lake max Depth |
23 m (75 ft)
The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m) | 23 13.5 18 |
Baxter Lake Perimeter |
5.70 km (3.54 Miles)
The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km) | 5.70 3.3 4 |
Baxter Lake Island/s Perimeter | 2.30 km (1.43 Miles) | |
Baxter Lake Altitude |
183 m (600 ft)
The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m) | 183 290 289 |
Water Clarity (median 3.2 m) |
3.20 m (10ft)
The median Secchi Depth of lakes in our area is 3.2 m or 10 ft (average Secchi Depth is 3 m) | 3.20 3.2 3 |
Drainage Basin | Severn River | |
Percentage of Shoreline which is Crown Land | 10 % | |
Baxter Lake is in the District of | Muskoka - Zoning By-Laws of Muskoka | |
Baxter Lake is in the Municipality of | Georgian Bay - Zoning By-Laws of Georgian Bay | |
Baxter Lake is in the Township of | Baxter | |
Shoreline Development | moderate; shoreline residential | |
Public Access to Baxter Lake | private | |
Water Level Management | regulated: dam at outlet | |
Major Fish Species in Baxter Lake | argemouth bass, , , , , , lake whitefish | |
Other Fish Species in Baxter Lake | cisco, , , , bluntnose minnow, brook silverside | |
MNR Fact Sheet for Baxter Lake - (Georgian Bay) | ||
Shoreline Land Use Map for Baxter Lake - (Georgian Bay) | ||
Short Term Rental Restrictions (eg: AirBnB) | No Restrictions - Data updated | |
Short Term Rental Restrictions Details | ||
Additional Information | ||
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 for Baxter Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka |
Sorry no cottages for sale at the moment on Baxter Lake (Georgian Bay)
180 LAKE Road, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2023-01-12, mls# 40331096
550 10 BAXTER LAKE Township, Georgian Bay, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2022-10-07, mls# 40258155
35 WOODS Lane, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2022-09-29, mls# 40308945
208 Lake Road, Georgian Bay, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-12-22, mls# 40172109
744 Island 10/baxter Island, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-11-02, mls# 40174240
208 Lake Road, Georgian Bay, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-10-02, mls# 40141846
346 Portage Road, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-06-28, mls# 40104195
5703 Joe Kings Road, Georgian Bay Twp, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-06-25, mls# 40130895
45 Woods Lane, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-06-23, mls# 40131346
45 Woods Lane, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-06-19, mls# 40116545
5703 Joe Kings Road, Georgian Bay Twp, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-06-18, mls# 40108050
106 Lake Road, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-06-17, mls# 40117132
288 Portage Road, Port Severn, L0K1S0 was previously listed 2021-04-07, mls# 40084493
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