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 - | |
| Baxter Lake is in the Municipality 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 | |
| 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 | ||
Buildings surrounding Baxter Lake
Buildings surrounding Baxter Lake
Conservation Area surrounding Baxter Lake
Contours of land surrounding Baxter Lake
Index Contour
Rapids
Spot Height
Water Falls
Water Falls/Rapids
Waterbody Elevation
Watercourse
Wetland surrounding Baxter Lake
Wooded Area surrounding Baxter Lake
1087 Watson Road, Baysville, P0B1M0 was previously listed 2021-10-07, mls# 40168417
1013 Ril Cove Road, Baysville, P0B1A0 was previously listed 2021-04-13, mls# 40091475
1004 James Point Road, Baysville, P0B1A0 was previously listed 2021-04-09, mls# 40081307
1315 Ril Lake Road S, Baysville, P0B1A0 was previously listed 2021-03-17, mls# 40073000
0 South Ril Lake Road, Baysville, P0B1A0 was previously listed 2021-03-12, mls# 40074953
N/a South Ril Lake Road, Baysville, P0B1A0 was previously listed 2021-02-26, mls# 40065262
1012 James Point Road, Lake Of Bays, P0A 1H0 was previously listed 2020-03-11, mls# 213328
1012 James Point Road, Lake Of Bays, P0A 1H0 was previously listed 2020-03-11, mls# 214025
South Ril Lake Road, Baysville, P0B 1A0 was previously listed 2019-11-02, mls# 181315
1079 Watson Road, Baysville, P0B 1A0 was previously listed 2019-09-30, mls# 209173
1415 Ril Lake Road S, Baysville, P0B 1A0 was previously listed 2019-08-20, mls# 210309
