Balsam Lake Fishing Charter

Balsam Lake

Balsam Lake is 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) long and averages 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) wide, though its actual width varies due to the many large bays that carve its shoreline; the total area is 48 square kilometers (19 sq. mi) and the watershed area is 115 square kilometers (44 sq. mi). The primary inflows are the Gull river at the north and the Staples River at the southwest.

The lake is the highest point of the Trent–Severn Waterway at 256.3 meters (841 ft.); from here, the waterway descends to Georgian Bay in the northwest, and to Lake Ontario in the southeast. It is the highest point to which a vessel can be navigated from sea level in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.

The main outflow, at the east, is the Rosedale River and Trent Canal leading to Cameron Lake,

The village of Coboconk is located on the north side of the lake.