Chemong Lake

Chemong Lake
J. A. Gifford Causeway with Bridgenorth on opposite shore
Chemong Lake is located in Ontario
Chemong Lake
Chemong Lake
LocationOntario
GroupKawartha lakes
Coordinates44°24′N 78°23′W / 44.400°N 78.383°W / 44.400; -78.383
Primary outflowsHarrington Narrows to Buckhorn Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length14 km (8.7 mi)
Max. width1 km (0.62 mi)
IslandsBig Island, Goat Island, Kelly Island

Chemong Lake, or Lake Chemong, (pronounced "shi-MONG, from the Anisnaabemowin gchi-maang, meaning "big lake")" is a lake 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, near the town of Bridgenorth.[1] The lake extends from near Fowlers Corners north to near Curve Lake. Lake Chemong has a length of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and a width of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi).

Chemong is also a part of the Kawartha lakes water system and the Trent-Severn Waterway.

  1. ^ "Chemong Lake". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

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