Lake Scugog

Lake Scugog is an artificially flooded lake in Scugog Township between the village of Port Perry, Ontario and the town of Lindsay. The lake has been raised and lowered several times over its history. Though not technically part of the kawarthas due to its shallow depths, it is often geographically linked to them. It's sole outflow, the Scugog River, connects to Sturgeon Lake The name "Scugog" may be an Ojibwe word meaning "marshy waters". However... more

Lake Scugog is an artificially flooded lake in Scugog Township between the village of Port Perry, Ontario and the town of Lindsay. The lake has been raised and lowered several times over its history. Though not technically part of the kawarthas due to its shallow depths, it is often geographically linked to them. It's sole outflow, the Scugog River, connects to Sturgeon Lake The name "Scugog" may be an Ojibwe word meaning "marshy waters". However, according to Place Names of Ontario by Alan Rayburn, Scugog is a Mississauga word meaning 'waves leap over a canoe' in reference, perhaps, to the flooding of the river valley, or, more likely, the quickness that waves can be whipped up in winds, owing to its shallowness. With 68 km² with an average depth of 1.4 metres, Lake Scugog (44°10′N 78°50′W) is amongst the largest five lakes of the Kawarthas by surface area. It is also the shallowest, alongside Mitchell Lake, which leads to it commonly being excluded from the Kawartha lakes. It is fed... less