Mitchell Lake (Ontario)
| Mitchell Lake | |
|---|---|
Photo showing the two areas of the lake, separated by the Hartley Road causeway | |
| Location | Kawartha Lakes, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°34′26″N 78°57′01″W / 44.57389°N 78.95028°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Great Lakes Basin |
| Primary inflows | Trent–Severn Waterway, Grass Creek |
| Primary outflows | Trent–Severn Waterway, Grass Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 256 metres (840 ft) |
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Mitchell Lake is a small, artificial lake in the Great Lakes Basin and located in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. The lake was formed sometime in the first decade of the twentieth century alongside the construction of the Kirkfield Lift Lock, which was completed and operational by the end of 1907. It is part of the summit of the Trent–Severn Waterway, the middle of a connection via canals of Balsam Lake on the Gull River system, which flows eventually to Lake Ontario, and the Kirkfield Lift Lock and Canal Lake on the Talbot River system, which flows to Lake Simcoe and eventually to Lake Huron.