Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge)

Bigwind Lake is situated in the geographic township of Oakley east of the Town of Bracebridge. The lake can be accessed by way of Hwy 118 East to Bird Lake Road north to Bigwind Lake Road. Bigwind Lake flows into Wood Lake via East Buck Lake.

Average traveling time from the GTA to Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge) is 2 hours 10 mins

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Bigwind Lake Size	108 ha (267 Acres) The median size lake in our area is 71 ha or 175 Acres (average size 398 ha)	¹⁰⁸ ⁷¹ ³⁹⁸
Bigwind Lake max Depth	36 m (118 ft) The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m)	³⁶ ^13.5 ¹⁸
Bigwind Lake median Depth	8.00 m (26 ft)	^8.00 ^5.2 ⁷
Bigwind Lake Perimeter	8.90 km (5.53 Miles) The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km)	^8.90 ^3.3 ⁴
Bigwind Lake Island/s Perimeter	1.30 km (0.81 Miles)
Bigwind Lake Altitude	335 m (1099 ft) The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m)	³³⁵ ²⁹⁰ ²⁸⁹
Water Clarity (median 3.2 m)	5.00 m (16ft) The median Secchi Depth of lakes in our area is 3.2 m or 10 ft (average Secchi Depth is 3 m)	^5.00 ^3.2 ³
Percentage of Shoreline which is wetland	7 % The median Percentage of Shoreline which is wetland of lakes in our area is 9 % (average Percentage of shoreline which is wetland 10.269230769231) %	⁷ ⁹ ¹⁰
Phosphorus content in water	5.90 ug/L The median Phosphorus content in the water of lakes in our area is 8.45 ug/l (average Phosphorus content 9.1030769230769 ug/L	^5.90 ^8.45 ⁹
Watershed Area feeding the Lake (excluding lake)	4.4 km² (1087 acres)
Lake Trout found in Lake	Yes
Drainage Basin	South Muskoka River
Percentage of Shoreline which is Crown Land	50 %
Bigwind Lake is in the District of	Muskoka - Zoning By-Laws of Muskoka
Bigwind Lake is in the Municipality of	Bracebridge - Zoning By-Laws of Bracebridge
Bigwind Lake is in the Township of	Oakley
Shoreline Development	low; shoreline residential, recreation camp
Public Access to Bigwind Lake	permitted: Hwy 118 E, to Bird L Rd, then Bigwind L Rd
Water Level Management	not regulated
Major Fish Species in Bigwind Lake	largemouth bass (I 1998), smallmouth bass (I 2014), lake trout (S), brook trout (R)
Other Fish Species in Bigwind Lake	golden shiner, pumpkinseed , lake chub, white sucker , creek chub, brown bullhead , fathead minnow, bluntnose minnow, northern redbelly dace, yellow perch
Other Species in Bigwind Lake	northern clearwater crayfish
Number of Cottages on Lake	38
MNR Fact Sheet for Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge)
MNR Data Sheet for Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge)
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 Bigwind Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka

Maps of Bigwind Lake

Topographical Map of Bigwind Lake in Municipality of Bracebridge and the District of Muskoka

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Building as Symbol on Topo map of Bigwind Lake

Buildings surrounding Bigwind Lake

Building to Scale on Topo map of Bigwind Lake

Buildings surrounding Bigwind Lake

Conservation Area on Topo map of Bigwind Lake

Conservation Area surrounding Bigwind Lake

Contours of land surrounding Bigwind Lake

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Wetland surrounding Bigwind Lake

Wooded Area surrounding Bigwind Lake

Zoning Map of Bigwind Lake in Municipality of Bracebridge and the District of Muskoka

Legend of Bracebridge Zoning Map - Bigwind Lake

     SR1 - Shoreline Residential 1
     EP1 - Environmentally Protected 1
     RU - Rural
     RR - Rural Residential
     OP1 - Open Space 1
     OP2 - Open Space 2
     OP3 - Open Space 3
     R1 - Residential

Crown Land Map of Bigwind Lake in Municipality of Bracebridge and the District of Muskoka

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     Private Land surrounding Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge)
     Provincial Park surrounding Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge)
     Crown Land surrounding Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge) (General Use)
     Conservation Reserve surrounding Bigwind Lake - (Bracebridge)

Contour Map of Bigwind Lake in Municipality of Bracebridge and the District of Muskoka

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All measurements of the countour map showing the depths of Bigwind Lake are in feet.

Snowmobile Trails Surrounding Bigwind Lake

This map is courtesy of Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Club Interactive Trail Map

Islands on Bigwind Lake in Bracebridge, Muskoka

Official Name	Green Island
Perimeter of Green Island	0.50 km (0.31 miles)
Area of Green Island	1.39 Hectares (3.43 Acres)
Properties on Green Island	1
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Contour Map of Bigwind Lake around Green Island

Official Name	Burnt Island
Perimeter of Burnt Island	0.45 km (0.28 miles)
Area of Burnt Island	1.27 Hectares (3.14 Acres)
Properties on Burnt Island	1
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