Limerick Lake
| Limerick Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Limerick, Hastings County, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°53′34″N 77°37′02″W / 44.89278°N 77.61722°W |
| Lake type | natural, reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Bass Creek, Dixon Creek |
| Primary outflows | Beaver Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Max. depth | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Settlements | Martins Landing |
Limerick Lake is a lake in the Trent River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in the township of Limerick, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the community of St. Ola, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast of Highway 62, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of the town of Bancroft. In 1934, the building of St. Ola Dam raised the level of Big Salmon Lake by two metres. The lake was then renamed, as part of a process in Ontario to give each large lake a unique name. The original concrete dam (consisting of the dam + a sluiceway with timber logs, plus overflow weirs) was assessed in 2002 and significant cracking was found. The dam was replaced in 2004 with a new concrete dam. The waterway falls under the jurisdiction of the Crowe Valley Conservation Authority which has responsibility for furthering the conservation, development, and management of natural resources, but whose main activity is flood control.