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Lake Couchiching

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Location
  
Ontario, Canada

Max. length
  
16 km (9.9 mi)

Surface area
  
33.75 km (13.03 sq mi)

Area
  
33.75 km²

Length
  
16 km

Province
  
Ontario

Basin countries
  
Canada

Max. width
  
5 km (3.1 mi)

Average depth
  
6 m (20 ft)

Surface elevation
  
219 m

Width
  
5 km

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Islands
  
Horseshoe Island, Garnet Island, Heron Island

Lake couchiching early ice perch fishing


Lake Couchiching (/ˈkəɪŋ/ KOO-chə-ching), from the Ojibwe gojijiing meaning "inlet", is a medium-sized lake in Central Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. The Trent-Severn Waterway enters Lake Simcoe by the Talbot River and exits this lake by the Severn River which empties into Georgian Bay. The lake is 16 km long, slightly less than 5 km wide and fairly shallow with an average depth of six metres. The city of Orillia is located on the narrow channel connecting this lake with Lake Simcoe.

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Map of Lake Couchiching, Ontario, Canada

Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching are popular spots for fishing in summer and ice fishing in winter.

Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot paid homage to the lake in the song Couchiching.

The Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs holds its annual conference on the shores of the lake every August. Camp Couchiching is also located near the lake.

Ice fishing for jumbo perch jan 2015 lake couchiching ontario


Water qualityEdit

In a 2012 study, the lake showed a microalgae density of 2.4 × 10^7/cm^2, with a high species diversity. The lake showed low total phosphorus and high organic carbon content, when compared to Lake Simcoe.

References

Lake Couchiching Wikipedia