Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays)

Average traveling time from the GTA to Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays) is 2 hours 4 mins

	This Lake Median Lake Average Lake
Big Stephen Lake is 36 hectares (89 Acres) in size The median size lake in our area is 71 hectares or 175 Acres (average size 398 hectares)	³⁶ ⁷¹ ³⁹⁸
Big Stephen 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
Big Stephen Lake Perimeter 3.00 km (1.86 Miles) The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km)	^3.00 ^3.3 ⁴
Big Stephen Lake Island/s Perimeter 0.20 km (0.12 Miles)
Big Stephen Lake Altitude 351 m (1152 ft) The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m)	³⁵¹ ²⁹⁰ ²⁸⁹
Water Clarity of Big Stephen Lake (median 3.2 m) 1.40 m (5ft) The median Secchi Depth of lakes in our area is 3.2 m or 10 ft (average Secchi Depth is 3 m)	^1.40 ^3.2 ³
Big Stephen Lake's watershed area feeding the Lake (excluding lake) 1.4 km² (346 acres)
Drainage Basin of Big Stephen Lake North Muskoka River
Big Stephen Lake's percentage of shoreline which is Crown Land 75 %
Big Stephen Lake is in the Township of McLean
Shoreline Development on Big Stephen Lake is: none
Public Access to Big Stephen Lake public; via stream/portages from Sage Lake
Water Level Management not regulated
Major Fish Species in Big Stephen Lake largemouth bass (I 2010)
Other Fish Species in Big Stephen Lake brown bullhead , white sucker , pumpkinseed
MNR Fact Sheet for Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays)
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 Big Stephen Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka

Maps of Big Stephen Lake

Topographical Map of Big Stephen Lake in Lake of Bays

Topographical Map of Big Stephen Lake in Municipality of Lake of Bays and the District of Muskoka

Legend

Building as Symbol on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Buildings surrounding Big Stephen Lake
Building to Scale on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Buildings surrounding Big Stephen Lake
Conservation Area on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Conservation Area surrounding Big Stephen Lake
Contour on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Contours of land surrounding Big Stephen Lake
Index_Contour on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Index Contour
Rapids on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Rapids

Spot Height on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Spot Height
Water Falls on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Water Falls
Water_Falls or Rapids on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Water Falls/Rapids
Waterbody Elevation on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Waterbody Elevation
Watercourse on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Watercourse
Wetland on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Wetland surrounding Big Stephen Lake
Wooded Area on Topo map of Big Stephen Lake

Wooded Area surrounding Big Stephen Lake

Zoning Map of Big Stephen Lake in Lake of Bays

Zoning Map of Big Stephen Lake in Municipality of Lake of Bays and the District of Muskoka

Legend of Lake of Bays Zoning Map - Big Stephen Lake

     WR - Waterfront Residential 1
     RU - Rural
     OS - Open Space
     CSR - Community Settlement Residential
     RL - Rural Limited
     WOS - Waterfront Open Space
     RR - Rural Residential

Crown Land Map of Big Stephen Lake in Lake of Bays

Crown Land Map of Big Stephen Lake in Municipality of Lake of Bays and the District of Muskoka

Legend for Crown Land Map

     Private Land surrounding Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays)
     Provincial Park surrounding Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays)
     Crown Land surrounding Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays) (General Use)
     Conservation Reserve surrounding Big Stephen Lake - (Lake of Bays)