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Mary Lake | |
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Location | Ontario |
Coordinates | 45°14′16″N 79°15′42″W / 45.2378°N 79.2618°W |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 1,065.5 ha (2,633 ac) |
Average depth | 24.6 m (81 ft) |
Max. depth | 56.3 m (185 ft) |
Surface elevation | 280.7 m (921 ft) |
Islands | 8 |
Mary Lake is a lake located in Muskoka District in Ontario, Canada. The town of Port Sydney is located at its southern end. The lake was named by surveyor Alexander Murray after his daughter Mary Ellen Murray in 1853. [1] Both ends of the lake are connected with the North Muskoka River.
Muskoka Bible Centre is religious conference centre located on north end of the lake. Opened as a Baptist retreat in 1931 it replaced a youth camp at Fisher's Glen on Lake Erie in 1930.
Cottages along lake limit public access to a few points:
The islands are believed to be former volcanic pipes from an ancient mountain.
Some of the eight islands are occupied and private: