WATERSHED WATCH KASHWAKAMAK LAKE LOCATION: Kashwakamak Lake is located in the Township of North Frontenac, north of Highway # 7 and east of Highway # 41. SIZE / DEPTH: Perimeter - 65.5 kilometres Surface area - 2866 acres Length - 15.1 kilometres Maximum Depth - 22 metres Width - 0.8 kilometres Mean Depth - 8.4 metres QUALITY: The quality of Kashwakamak Lake is very good. Chlorophyll a concentrations, the green pigment found in algae has increased since 1974 from 2.0 micrograms per litre to 3.0 in 1993. Chlorophyll a levels average 1.8 micrograms per litre indicating increasing nutrients and algae levels with a moderate decline in water clarity. Kashwakamak Lake remains a moderately enriched or a mesotrophic lake, conditions suitable for a variety of recreational water-based activities. SURROUNDING LAND: # of Resorts - *12 (as of 1976) *Aragain Lodge (15 cottages, 7 rooms) *Perrys Point Tent & Trailer Park *Borehams Cottages (6 cottages) *Twin Oakes Lodge (13 cottages) *Happy Landing Lodge (10 cottages) *Hideaway Camp (13 campsites) *Kai-Ora Camp (7 cottages, 40 campsites) *Woodcrest Park (100 campsites) *Kings Cottages (10 cottages) *Fernleigh Lodge (19 cottages) *Evergreen Lodge (8 cottages, 26 campsites) *Camp Kashwakamak (50 campsites) # of Cottages - 445 (as of 1976) Permanent Residence -1 (as of 1980) Vacant Lots - 58 (as of 1976) A survey done in 1987 revel the number of permanent and seasonal residents equal 377. ACCESS: Kashwakamak can be reached via Highway # 506 and a public access road, just east of the village of Myers Cave. A second access located on the south shore of the lake, 4.8 kilometres north of the settlement of Harlowe. FISH: Walleye (Yellow Pickerel),Largemouth Bass, White Sucker, Northern Pike, Lake Herring (Cisco), Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch. INVADING SPECIES: Zebra Mussels (as of 1998) If you require additional information, please contact info@mvc.on.ca Tel: (613) 259-2421.