Cameron Lake (Ontario)

{{Short description|Lake in southern Ontario, Canada}}

{{About|a lake in Ontario, Canada|other uses|Cameron Lake (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Cameron Lake

| image = CameronLake,FenelonFalls.JPG

| caption = in early morning (the sun is behind the trees, and this is a north-facing view) | image_bathymetry =

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|pushpin_map=Ontario

| location = Ontario

| group = Kawartha lakes

| coords = {{Coord|44|33|N|78|46|W|type:waterbody_region:CA|display=inline,title}}

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| inflow =Burnt River, Rosedale River

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| basin_countries = Canada

| length = {{convert|6.7|km|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = {{convert|15|m|abbr=on}}

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| islands = Lakers Islands (a.k.a. Boyd and Rathbun islands)

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File:KL Cameron Lake.svg

Image:Kawartha Lakes w legend.png

Cameron Lake, Ontario is one of the Kawartha Lakes and is a lake bordering the town of Fenelon Falls and is part of the Trent–Severn Waterway.{{Cite web |title=About Cameron Lake - Kawartha Waterfront Realty Inc. |url=https://www.kawarthawaterfront.com/cameron-lake/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.kawarthawaterfront.com}} The lake is some {{convert|6.7|km|mi}} long by {{convert|3.5|km|mi}} wide and is quite deep, reaching {{convert|15|m|ft}} in places. The lake lies between locks 34 & 35 on the Trent–Severn Waterway.

Much of the side of the lake is taken up with housing and is a popular place to live. The town of Fenelon Falls is found between Sturgeon Lake and Cameron Lake. The lake is popular with boaters and fisherman. Fish found in the lake include:{{Cite web |title=Angler's Atlas |url=https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/186124/cameron-lake |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.anglersatlas.com}}

• smallmouth bass,
• largemouth bass,
• walleye (pickerel)
• Pike and
• muskie (occasionally tiger muskellunge).

In the lake are found the Lakers Islands (a.k.a. Boyd and Rathbun islands). The Burnt River and Rosedale River are tributaries of the lake.{{Cite web |title=Cameron Lake {{!}} Conservation, Water Quality & Recreation |url=https://www.kawarthaconservation.com/environmental-sciences/understanding-your-watershed/cameron-lake/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Kawartha Conservation |language=en}}

Cameron lake is not eutrophic because it has a high flushing rate which counteracts its high phosphorus loading.