Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst)

Sparrow Lake is situated north-west of the town of Orillia and south of the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario and approximately 150 kilometres and a 1.5 hour drive north of the Greater Toronto Area. Sparrow Lake is the most southerly lake in the popular Muskoka tourist region.

The lake was named after a William Sparrow, an Englishman, who fished and hunted the area in the 19th century. He disappeared one summer giving rise to stories that he may have been murdered.

It is also slightly famous as being the northern setting for the Showcase TV show Paradise Falls. Various settings and lodges around the lake were used for filming. It is also home to Sparrow Lake Camp (founded 1912), the oldest children's recreational camp operated by the United Church of Canada.

There is an abundance of resorts and lodges on the lake. There are also two golf courses, Lake St. George Golf Club and Evergreen Golf Center within 3 km.

This shallow, fresh body of water is a part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, a series of rivers, lakes and canals running southwest from Severn Sound on the eastern shore of Lake Huron's Georgian Bay, up the Severn River, through Lake Couchiching, Lake Simcoe and the Kawartha Lakes and down the Trent River across south-central Ontario to the northern shore of Lake Ontario.

The lake is approximately 7 kilometres in length and between 1 and 2 kilometres in width, with a maximum depth of approximately 12 metres and an average depth of approximately 4 metres. The main inflow and outflow is the Severn River, which in turn drains the Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Black River watersheds. Other inflows are the Kahshe River (Kahshe Lake/Gartersnake) and the Beaver Creek watersheds.

Situated on the southern edge of the Canadian Shield, the lake is spotted with granite islands and surrounded by rocky, well-treed shorelines. Shoreline development consists mainly of road-access recreational cottage properties with several resorts and full-service marinas accessible by road and water.

Average traveling time from the GTA to Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst) is 1 hour 34 mins

	This Lake Median Lake Average Lake
Sparrow Lake is 1140 hectares (2817 Acres) in size The median size lake in our area is 71 hectares or 175 Acres (average size 398 hectares)	¹¹⁴⁰ ⁷¹ ³⁹⁸
Sparrow Lake has a maximum depth 16 meters (52 ft) The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m)	¹⁶ ^13.5 ¹⁸
Sparrow Lake Altitude 214 m (702 ft) The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m)	²¹⁴ ²⁹⁰ ²⁸⁹
Water Clarity of Sparrow Lake (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
7 % of Sparrow 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 ⁷ ⁹ ¹⁰
Sparrow Lake's phosphorus content in water is 12.50 ug/L The median Phosphorus content in the water of lakes in our area is 8 ug/l (average Phosphorus content 9 ug/L	^12.50 ⁸ ⁹
Sparrow Lake's watershed area feeding the Lake (excluding lake) 145.0 km² (35830 acres)
Lake Trout found in Sparrow Lake: No
Drainage Basin of Sparrow Lake Severn River
Public Access to Sparrow Lake Boat Launch
MNR Data Sheet for Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst)
Much of the above data for Sparrow Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka

Maps of Sparrow Lake

Topographical Map of Sparrow Lake in Gravenhurst

Topographical Map of Sparrow Lake in Municipality of Gravenhurst and the District of Muskoka

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Building as Symbol on Topo map of Sparrow Lake

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

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

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

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

Index Contour
Rapids on Topo map of Sparrow Lake

Rapids

Spot Height
Water Falls on Topo map of Sparrow Lake

Water Falls
Water_Falls or Rapids on Topo map of Sparrow Lake

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

Waterbody Elevation
Watercourse on Topo map of Sparrow Lake

Watercourse
Wetland on Topo map of Sparrow Lake

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

Wooded Area surrounding Sparrow Lake

Zoning Map of Sparrow Lake in Gravenhurst

Zoning Map of Sparrow Lake in Municipality of Gravenhurst and the District of Muskoka

Legend of Gravenhurst Zoning Map - Sparrow Lake

     Residential Waterfront
     Environmentally Protected
     Residential 1
     Open Space
     Rural
     Residential Rural
     Waterfront Landing
     Residential Island
     Commercial Recreational

Crown Land Map of Sparrow Lake in Gravenhurst

Crown Land Map of Sparrow Lake in Municipality of Gravenhurst and the District of Muskoka

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     Private Land surrounding Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst)
     Provincial Park surrounding Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst)
     Crown Land surrounding Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst) (General Use)
     Conservation Reserve surrounding Sparrow Lake - (Gravenhurst)

Lake Contour Maps showing the depths of Sparrow Lake

Contour Map of Sparrow Lake in Municipality of Gravenhurst and the District of Muskoka

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