Lake Couchiching
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| name = Lake Couchiching
| image = Orillia ON.JPG
| caption = Lake Couchiching at Orillia
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| location = Ontario, Canada
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| basin_countries = Canada
| length = {{convert|16|km|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}}
| area = {{convert|33.75|km2|abbr=on}}
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| max-depth = {{convert|12|m|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|219|m|abbr=on}}
| islands = Chief, Horseshoe, Heron, Thistle, Bird, Nadie, Green, Portage, Ship, Shotgun, and Garnet
| cities = Orillia
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Lake Couchiching ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|uː|tʃ|ɪ|tʃ|ɪ|ŋ}} {{respell|KOO|chitch|ing}};Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition (Merriam-Webster, 1997; {{ISBN|0877795460}}), p. 285. from the Ojibwe gojijiing meaning "inlet") is a medium-sized lake in Central Ontario, Canada, separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel.
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.
Geography
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 {{Convert|16|km}} long and slightly less than {{Convert|5|km}} wide. The city of Orillia is located on the narrow channel connecting this lake with Lake Simcoe.
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Water quality
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.{{cite journal |last= Kanavillil, N., Thorn, M., & Kurissery, S |date=September 2012 |title=Characterization of natural biofilms in temperate inland waters |journal= Journal of Great Lakes Research|publisher=Elsevier B.V. |volume=38 |issue=3 |pages=429–438 |doi= 10.1016/j.jglr.2012.06.014}}
See also
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Lake Couchiching}}
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