The rivers that feed into the lake carry heavy concentrations of pesticides and fertilizers from farms and other developments, creating a freakish chemistry that has helped to make Scugog one of the most weed-infested bodies of water in the country. Can you swim in Scugog? Durham also raised alarms aboutRead More →
Although alewives serve as a key source of food for Pacific salmon, they also have a down side. The species exerts strong, negative impacts on many fish: they consume the pelagic early life stages of native species such as yellow perch and lake trout and compete with coregonines for zooplankton.Read More →
When rivers begin warming in spring, adult alewife and blueback herring migrate up our rivers to spawn. Alewives run first and begin spawning when water temperatures are 51°F followed by bluebacks, which begin spawning when water temperatures reach 57°F. Where can you find alewife? As an adult it is aRead More →
Definitions for lake range in minimum sizes for a body of water from 2 hectares (5 acres) to 8 hectares (20 acres) (see also the definition of “pond”). Charles Elton, one of the founders of ecology, regarded lakes as waterbodies of 40 hectares (99 acres) or more. How do youRead More →
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has lowered Fort Gibson Lake to below normal. There are still fun places to boat, but there’s also new hazards. Contractors are working on the flood gates at the Fort Gibson Dam, which is why the water level has to be kept low. What’sRead More →
Featuring 44 locks, boaters can travel end to end – or from any point along the system to each of the connected great lakes and beyond. About. Can you boat from Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario? It’s possible to cruise the entire 386-kilometre system from Lake Ontario to Georgian BayRead More →
Day-Use Patio Reservations are available all year! To reserve a patio area at Lake Sonoma Marina, you will need to submit a Patio Reservation Form and pay in advance. Can you swim in Lake Sonoma? While visiting Lake Sonoma you are welcome to swim almost anywhere you can safely enterRead More →
Frying Pan Lake is an enormous cauldron at Rotorua’s Waimangu Volcanic Valley. It’s obvious where the name came from; it looks like one giant smoking pan, heated by a magma chamber, just two kilometres below the surface. … Frying Pan Lake is the largest hot spring in the world byRead More →
Located in southwest Ontario County, Canadice Lake lies 30 miles south of Rochester. It is the smallest of the Finger Lakes whose shorelines are virtually undeveloped. How many miles is Canadice Lake? Description. Canadice Lake is three miles (4.8 km) long and 0.3 miles (0.48 km) wide at its widestRead More →
Lower Straits Lake is accessible to the public via a township owned public access ramp on Middle Straits lake which has parking for 10 vehicles. Is there a wall in Walled Lake? Today there is no actual evidence that a wall once existed; however, legend back ups Hewitt’s theory. TheRead More →