Bird Lake - (Bracebridge)

There is another Bird Lake in the township of Harrison in Archipelago

Bird Lake is located in the geographic township of Oakley east of Bracebridge. Bird Lake can be accessed via Bird Lake Rd from Hwy 118 East. Bird Lake flows into Wood Lake via East Buck Lake and is downstream from Bigwind and Heart Lakes.

Average traveling time from the GTA to Bird Lake - (Bracebridge) is 2 hours

	This Lake Median Lake Average Lake
Bird Lake is 63 hectares (156 Acres) in size The median size lake in our area is 71 hectares or 175 Acres (average size 398 hectares)	⁶³ ⁷¹ ³⁹⁸
Bird Lake has a maximum depth 7 meters (23 ft) The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m)	⁷ ^13.5 ¹⁸
The median depth of Bird Lake is 3.00 m (10 ft)	^3.00 ^5.2 ⁷
Bird Lake Perimeter 6.00 km (3.73 Miles) The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km)	^6.00 ^3.3 ⁴
Bird Lake Altitude 308 m (1010 ft) The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m)	³⁰⁸ ²⁹⁰ ²⁸⁹
Water Clarity of Bird Lake (median 3.2 m) 3.00 m (10ft) The median Secchi Depth of lakes in our area is 3.2 m or 10 ft (average Secchi Depth is 3 m)	^3.00 ^3.2 ³
9 % of Bird 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 ⁹ ⁹ ¹⁰
Bird Lake's phosphorus content in water is 10.10 ug/L The median Phosphorus content in the water of lakes in our area is 8 ug/l (average Phosphorus content 9 ug/L	^10.10 ⁸ ⁹
Bird Lake's watershed area feeding the Lake (excluding lake) 13.0 km² (3212 acres)
Lake Trout found in Bird Lake: No
Drainage Basin of Bird Lake South Muskoka River
Bird Lake's percentage of shoreline which is Crown Land 5 %
Bird Lake is in the Township of Oakley
Local Name of Bird Lake is Birds Lake
Shoreline Development on Bird Lake is: moderate; shoreline residential
Public Access to Bird Lake private; status unknown
Water Level Management not regulated
Major Fish Species in Bird Lake largemouth bass (I 1976), brook trout (E?)
Other Fish Species in Bird Lake white sucker , yellow perch , brown bullhead , creek chub, pumpkinseed ,bluntnose minnow, common shiner
Number of Cottages on Lake 79
MNR Fact Sheet for Bird Lake - (Bracebridge)
MNR Data Sheet for Bird Lake - (Bracebridge)
Shoreline Land Use Map for Bird 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 Bird Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka

Maps of Bird Lake

Topographical Map of Bird Lake in Bracebridge

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

Legend

Building as Symbol on Topo map of Bird Lake

Buildings surrounding Bird Lake
Building to Scale on Topo map of Bird Lake

Buildings surrounding Bird Lake
Conservation Area on Topo map of Bird Lake

Conservation Area surrounding Bird Lake
Contour on Topo map of Bird Lake

Contours of land surrounding Bird Lake
Index_Contour on Topo map of Bird Lake

Index Contour
Rapids on Topo map of Bird Lake

Rapids

Spot Height
Water Falls on Topo map of Bird Lake

Water Falls
Water_Falls or Rapids on Topo map of Bird Lake

Water Falls/Rapids
Waterbody Elevation on Topo map of Bird Lake

Waterbody Elevation
Watercourse on Topo map of Bird Lake

Watercourse
Wetland on Topo map of Bird Lake

Wetland surrounding Bird Lake
Wooded Area on Topo map of Bird Lake

Wooded Area surrounding Bird Lake

Zoning Map of Bird Lake in Bracebridge

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

Legend of Bracebridge Zoning Map - Bird 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 Bird Lake in Bracebridge

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

Legend for Crown Land Map

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

Lake Contour Maps showing the depths of Bird Lake

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

This map is courtesy of Gps Nautical Maps and you can purchase this map as an app from GpsNauticalCharts.com
All measurements of the countour map showing the depths of Bird Lake are in feet.