Lake Scugog Facts |
Latitude |
44° 10' |
Common Tree Species |
White Birch, Maple, Beech, Pine, Oak |
Longitude |
78° 50' |
Soils |
Sandy loam |
Aquatic Vegetation |
pondweeds, bulrush, cattail, reeds, wild rice, tapegrass, yellow waterlily, milfoil |
Bedrock |
Sedimentary |
Elevation |
249.9 m or 820 ft ± |
Fish Species |
muskellunge, white sucker, brown bullhead, carp, rock bass, pumpkinseed, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, walleye |
Max. Depth |
7.6 m or 25 ft |
Mean Depth |
1.4 m or 4.5 ft |
Area |
8262 hectares or 20400 acres |
Shoreline Length |
Lake: 82 kilometers or 51 miles Island: 30.6 km or 19 mi |
Interesting Fact: Lake Scugog is the most south western of the Kawartha Lakes. It is also the only artificially made lake, the rest were formed by glacial activity. |