Steenburg Lake is a lake in the Trent River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in the township of Limerick, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, about 1.1 kilometres (0.7 mi) west of Ontario Highway 62 and 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town of Bancroft.

Steenburg Lake
Steenburg Lake is located in Ontario
Steenburg Lake
Steenburg Lake
LocationLimerick, Hastings County, Ontario
Coordinates44°49′32″N 77°40′52″W / 44.82556°N 77.68111°W / 44.82556; -77.68111
Primary inflowsMud Creek
Primary outflowsBass Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length3.2 km (2.0 mi)
Max. width2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Surface elevation316 m (1,037 ft)
SettlementsSteenburg Lake

Hydrology edit

The lake is about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) long and 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) and lies at an elevation of 316 metres (1,037 ft). It has six named islands: Crab Island, Dewey's Island, Picket Island, Bateman's Island, Uncle Bob's Island and Powers Island; and two named bays: Adam's Bay and Austin's Bay. Sunset Point from the east and The Headland from the west jut into the middle of the lake.

There are six inflows. Mud Creek from Paddy's Lake at the southwest is the only named one. The other five unnamed creek inflows are: two at the northwest, one at the north, one at the northeast and one at the east. The primary outflow is Bass Creek to Limerick Lake, which flows via Beaver Creek, the Crowe River and the Trent River to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Trenton.

Settlements edit

Steenburg Lake is on the northwest bay.

See also edit

References edit

  • "Steenburg Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 31C13". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-03-18.