Welcome to Balsam Lake
Balsam Lake is the highest point along the Trent-Severn Waterway. On the west side, water flows westward into the Severn system. On the east side, it flows eastward into Cameron Lake. The lake receives water from the Canadian shield in the north and from the lands immediately surrounding the lake, including the Staples River subwatershed.
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Subwatershed Characteristics
- Subwatershed area: 115 km² or 11489 ha
- Waterbody area: 48 km² or 4,769 ha
- Total watercourse length: 88 km
- Density of watercourses: 0.54 km/km²
- Average watershed slope: 1.95 %
Natural Cover
- Forest Interior (100 m): 1,951 ha
- Forest Interior (200 m): 560 ha
- Dominant Forest Type: Mixed forest
- Natural Cover: 52 %
Provincially Significant Wetlands
- Balsam Lake No.14: 183 ha
- Balsam Lake No.15: 12 ha
- Balsam Lake South Bay No.42: 674 ha
- Balsam Lake Wetland: 13 ha
- Corben Cr. Wetland: 32 ha
- Grass Creek (Eldon Twp.): 6 ha
- Indian Point: 19 ha
- Pearns Creek: 89 ha
- Staples Creek: 124 ha
ANSI - Life Science
- Burnt River Mouth Wetlands: 1.44 ha
- Indian Point: 805 ha
