Bass Lake is located in the geographic township of Ryde within the Town of Gravenhurst. Bass Lake is situated southeast of the Gravenhurst town centre at the junction of Muskoka Rds 20 & 6. Bass Lake flows into Kahshe Lake at the village of Housey's Rapids. Bass Lake is 0.40 km2 in size and is located in the jurisdiction of the Town of Gravenhurst. This lake has experienced long-term phosphorus concentrations exceeding 20 micrograms/litre. This led to the lake being classified as vulnerable in Schedule E2 of the Muskoka Official Plan https://www.engagemuskoka.ca/bass-lake
Average traveling time from the GTA to Bass Lake - (Gravenhurst) is 1 hour 46 mins
This Lake Median Lake Average Lake | |
Bass Lake is 37 hectares (91 Acres) in size The median size lake in our area is 71 hectares or 175 Acres (average size 398 hectares) | 37 71 398 |
Bass Lake has a maximum depth 4 meters (13 ft)
The median depth of lakes in our area is 13.5 m or 44 ft (average depth 18 m) | 4 13.5 18 |
The median depth of Bass Lake is 2.00 m (7 ft) | 2.00 5.2 7 |
Bass Lake Perimeter 4.00 km (2.49 Miles)
The median perimiter of lakes in our area is 3.3 km or 2.05 miles (average Perimiter 3.61 km) | 4.00 3.3 4 |
Bass Lake Altitude 252 m (827 ft)
The median altitude of lakes in our area is 290 m or 951 ft (average Altitude is 289 m) | 252 290 289 |
Water Clarity of Bass Lake (median 3.2 m) 2.10 m (7ft)
The median Secchi Depth of lakes in our area is 3.2 m or 10 ft (average Secchi Depth is 3 m) | 2.10 3.2 3 |
10 % of Bass Lake shorline is wetland. The median percentage of shoreline which is wetland of lakes in our area is 9 % (average Percentage of shoreline which is wetland 10) % |
Percentage of Shoreline which is wetland 10 9 10 |
Bass Lake's phosphorus content in water is 21.10 ug/L
The median Phosphorus content in the water of lakes in our area is 8 ug/l (average Phosphorus content 9 ug/L | 21.10 8 9 |
Bass Lake's watershed area feeding the Lake (excluding lake) 1.0 km2 (247 acres) | |
Lake Trout found in Bass Lake: No | |
Drainage Basin of Bass Lake Kahshe River | |
Bass Lake is in the Township of Ryde | |
Shoreline Development on Bass Lake is: moderate; shoreline residential | |
Public Access to Bass Lake public; access from public launches on Kahshe Lake | |
Water Level Management not regulated | |
Major Fish Species in Bass Lake (I), , (I), (I) (I), (O) | |
Other Fish Species in Bass Lake (I), , bluntnose minnow, grass pickerel, golden shiner , , blacknose shiner, | |
Notes: E: extirpated, I: introduced – intentional or accidental, O: occasional, R: remnant, S: currently stocked, ?: status uncertain, 2009: year of first record or introduction if known, blank: presumed native | |
Much of the above data for Bass Lake is compliments of the Muskoka Water Web maintained by The District Municipality of Muskoka |
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