Mississippi Lake

Mississippi Lake
Mississippi Lake
LocationLanark County, Ontario
Coordinates45°04′01″N 76°09′56″W / 45.06694°N 76.16556°W / 45.06694; -76.16556
Primary inflowsMississippi River
Primary outflowsMississippi River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length16 km (9.9 miles)
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Shore length155.9 km (34.7 mi)
Surface elevation134 m (440 ft)
IslandsLoon Island, Greig Island, Burnt Island, Pine Island, Wilson islands, The Two Crabs, Willis Island, Long View Island, Morris Island, Dinkey-Dooley Island (real name) and Aberdeen Island
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Mississippi Lake is a lake in Lanark County in Ontario, Canada, about 60 km southwest of Ottawa. It is a shallow and narrow lake, about 10 m deep at its deepest, 16 km in length, and less than one km wide in most places. Around the shoreline are over 1,000 homes, ranging from small cabins, to larger vacation homes, to full-time residences, many of them accessed by private roads. There are also several campground resorts, with RVs, waterfront condos, or rentals.