Grimsthorpe Lake (Ontario)

Grimsthorpe Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins that straddles the border between Tweed, Hastings County and Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County in Ontario, Canada.

Grimsthorpe Lake
Grimsthorpe Lake
LocationTweed, Hastings County and Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
Coordinates44°52′26″N 77°23′40″W
Primary inflowsPartridge Creek
Primary outflowsPartridge Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation319 m (1,047 ft)

The lake is about 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 0.9 kilometres (0.6 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 319 metres (1,047 ft) about 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of the community of Gunter and 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of the community of Cloyne. The primary inflow is Partridge Creek from the northwest, and there are three unnamed creek secondary inflows at the southwest, north and south. Partridge Creek is also the primary outflow at the southeast. It flows via the Skootamatta River and Moira River into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville.

See also

  • List of lakes in Ontario

References

  • "Grimsthorpe Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 31C14". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-03-04.


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