Ben Lake is situated in the geographic township of Ryde within the Town of Gravenhurst. Access can be gained by traveling southeast from the town centre. Ben Lake flows southwest into Bass Lake and on to Sparrow Lake via Kahshe Lake.
Average traveling time from the GTA to Ben Lake - (Gravenhurst) is 1 hour 49 mins
This Lake Median Lake Average Lake | |
Ben Lake is 33 hectares (82 Acres) in size The median size lake in our area is 71 hectares or 175 Acres (average size 398 hectares) | 33 71 398 |
Ben Lake has a maximum depth 10 meters (33 ft)
The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m) | 10 13.5 18 |
Ben Lake Perimeter 2.40 km (1.49 Miles)
The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km) | 2.40 3.3 4 |
Ben Lake Altitude 267 m (876 ft)
The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m) | 267 290 289 |
Water Clarity of Ben Lake (median 3.2 m) 4.00 m (13ft)
The median Secchi Depth of lakes in our area is 3.2 m or 10 ft (average Secchi Depth is 3 m) | 4.00 3.2 3 |
8 % of Ben Lake shorline is wetland. The median percentage of shoreline which is wetland of lakes in our area is 9 % (average Percentage of shoreline which is wetland 10) % |
Percentage of Shoreline which is wetland 8 9 10 |
Ben Lake's phosphorus content in water is 8.70 ug/L
The median Phosphorus content in the water of lakes in our area is 8 ug/l (average Phosphorus content 9 ug/L | 8.70 8 9 |
Ben Lake's watershed area feeding the Lake (excluding lake) 2.6 km2 (642 acres) | |
Lake Trout found in Ben Lake: No | |
Drainage Basin of Ben Lake Kahshe River | |
Ben Lake is in the Township of Ryde | |
Shoreline Development on Ben Lake is: low; shoreline residential | |
Public Access to Ben Lake public?; may be accessible by road allowance off Ben Lake Road E | |
Water Level Management not regulated | |
Major Fish Species in Ben Lake (I), , (?), (?) | |
Other Fish Species in Ben Lake , bowfin (I?), , lake chub, , blackchin shiner, blacknose shiner, creek chub, | |
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 Ben Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka |
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