Little Merrill Lake (Merrill Creek)

Little Merrill Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County in Ontario, Canada.

Little Merrill Lake
Little Merrill Lake is located in Ontario
Little Merrill Lake
Little Merrill Lake
LocationAddington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
Coordinates44°54′37″N 77°23′43″W / 44.91028°N 77.39528°W / 44.91028; -77.39528
Primary inflowsMerrill Creek
Primary outflowsMerrill Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface elevation337 m (1,106 ft)

The lake is about 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi) long and 0.6 kilometres (0.4 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 337 metres (1,106 ft) about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of the community of Gunter and 18 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of the community of Cloyne. The primary inflow is Merrill Creek from Merrill Lake at the north, and there are three unnamed creek secondary inflows: one at the northeast, one at the east from Little Mink Lake, and one at the southeast. Merrill Creek is also the primary outflow, at the southwest, towards Whitefish Lake. Merrill Creek flows via Partridge Creek, the Skootamatta River and the Moira River into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville.

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References

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  • "Little Merrill Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 31C14". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-03-05.