Lake Vernon - (Huntsville)

Lake Vernon is located in two geographic townships, Stisted and Chaffey, northwest of the Town of Huntsville. Lake Vernon can be accessed via Muskoka Rd 2 to the north and Muskoka Rd 3 to the south off of Hwy 11. Lake Vernon is the largest lake situated within the Town of Huntsville.

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Lake Vernon Size	1566 ha (3870 Acres) The median size lake in our area is 71 ha or 175 Acres (average size 398 ha)	¹⁵⁶⁶ ⁷¹ ³⁹⁸
Lake Vernon max Depth	38 m (125 ft) The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m)	³⁸ ^13.5 ¹⁸
Lake Vernon median Depth	14.00 m (46 ft)	^14.00 ^5.2 ⁷
Lake Vernon Perimeter	43.00 km (26.72 Miles) The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km)	^43.00 ^3.3 ⁴
Lake Vernon Island/s Perimeter	17.00 km (10.56 Miles)
Lake Vernon Altitude	284 m (932 ft) The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m)	²⁸⁴ ²⁹⁰ ²⁸⁹
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
Percentage of Shoreline which is wetland	13 % The median Percentage of Shoreline which is wetland of lakes in our area is 9 % (average Percentage of shoreline which is wetland 10.269230769231) %	¹³ ⁹ ¹⁰
Phosphorus content in water	8.60 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	^8.60 ^8.45 ⁹
Watershed Area feeding the Lake (excluding lake)	1112.0 km² (274781 acres)
Lake Trout found in Lake	Yes
Drainage Basin	North Muskoka River
Lake Vernon is in the District of	Muskoka - Zoning By-Laws of Muskoka
Lake Vernon is in the Municipality of	Huntsville - Zoning By-Laws of Huntsville
Lake Vernon is in the Township of	Stisted
Shoreline Development	intense; urban, commercial, shoreline residential
Public Access to Lake Vernon	public; Hutcheson Beach Road and, Muskoka River in Huntsville Boat Launch
Water Level Management	regulated; water level is controlled by an MNR owned and operated dam on the North Muskoka River downstream of Fairy Lake: water levels for governed by the Muskoka River Water Management Plan
Major Fish Species in Lake Vernon	lake trout (S), walleye (I ~2000), northern pike (I 1980�s), smallmouth bass (I), largemouth bass (I)
Other Fish Species in Lake Vernon	brown bullhead , white sucker , brook trout (E), cisco (E), lake whitefish (E), black crappie (I 2007)common shiner, spottail shiner, bluntnose minnow, golden shiner, blacknose shiner, pumpkinseed yellow perch , longnose sucker, rock bass (I), lake chub, trout-perch, rainbow smelt (I 1950s)
Other Species in Lake Vernon	spiny water flea (I 1991)
MNR Fact Sheet for Lake Vernon - (Huntsville)
MNR Data Sheet for Lake Vernon - (Huntsville)
Shoreline Land Use Map for Lake Vernon - (Huntsville)
Short Term Rental Restrictions (eg: AirBnB)	Permit Required - Data updated June 2022
Short Term Rental Restrictions Details
Additional Information	https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/01/28/mckellar-votes-to-create-an-ad-hoc-committee-on-rental-properties.html#:~:text=The%20Township%20of%20McKellar%20does,under%20zoning%20bylaw%2095%2D12.
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 Lake Vernon is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka

Maps of Lake Vernon

Topographical Map of Lake Vernon in Huntsville

Topographical Map of Lake Vernon in Municipality of Huntsville and the District of Muskoka

Legend

Building as Symbol on Topo map of Lake Vernon

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

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

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

Contours of land surrounding Lake Vernon
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Index Contour
Rapids on Topo map of Lake Vernon

Rapids

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Water Falls on Topo map of Lake Vernon

Water Falls
Water_Falls or Rapids on Topo map of Lake Vernon

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Waterbody Elevation on Topo map of Lake Vernon

Waterbody Elevation
Watercourse on Topo map of Lake Vernon

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Wetland on Topo map of Lake Vernon

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

Wooded Area surrounding Lake Vernon

Zoning Map of Lake Vernon in Huntsville

Zoning Map of Lake Vernon in Municipality of Huntsville and the District of Muskoka

Legend of Huntsville Zoning Map - Lake Vernon

     SR1 - Shoreroad Residential 1
     SR2 - Shoreroad Residential 2
     SR3 - Shoreroad Residential 3
     SR3 - Shoreroad Residential 4
     NR - Natural Resource
     NR1 - Natural Resource Floodway
     NR2 - Natural Resource Floodfrindge
     C - Conservation
     CS4 - Marina
     O1 - Open Space 1
     O2 - Open Space 2
     RR - Rural Residential
     RU1 - Rural 1
     RU2 - Rural 2

Lake Contour Maps showing the depths of Lake Vernon

Contour Map of Lake Vernon in Municipality of Huntsville and the District of Muskoka

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

Islands on Lake Vernon in Huntsville, Muskoka

Official Name	Big Island
Perimeter of Big Island	6.39 km (3.97 miles)
Area of Big Island	178.22 Hectares (440.39 Acres)
Properties on Big Island	58
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Contour Map of Lake Vernon around Big Island

Official Name	Rock Island
Perimeter of Rock Island	2.05 km (1.27 miles)
Area of Rock Island	26.82 Hectares (66.27 Acres)
Properties on Rock Island	1
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Contour Map of Lake Vernon around Rock Island

Official Name	Gallaugher Island
Perimeter of Gallaugher Island	1.92 km (1.19 miles)
Area of Gallaugher Island	13.86 Hectares (34.25 Acres)
Properties on Gallaugher Island	1
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