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Lake Couchiching (/ˈkuːtʃətʃɪŋ/ KOO-chə-ching),[1] from the Ojibwe gojijiing meaning "inlet", is a medium-sized lake in Central Ontario, Canada, separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel.

Lake Couchiching
Lake Couchiching at Orillia
Lake Couchiching
Location	Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	44°40′N 79°23′W
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Max. width	5 km (3.1 mi)
Surface area	33.75 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
Max. depth	12 m (39 ft)
Surface elevation	219 m (719 ft)
Islands	Chief, Horseshoe, Heron, Thistle, Bird, Nadie, Green, Portage, Ship, Shotgun, and Garnet
Settlements	Orillia

Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching are popular spots for fishing in summer and ice fishing in winter.

Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot paid homage to the lake in the song "Couchiching".

The Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs holds its annual conference on the shores of the lake every August. Camp Couchiching is also located near the lake.

Geography

The Trent-Severn Waterway enters Lake Simcoe by the Talbot River and exits this lake by the Severn River which empties into Georgian Bay.

The lake is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long and slightly less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide. The city of Orillia is located on the narrow channel connecting this lake with Lake Simcoe.

Water quality

In a 2012 study, the lake showed a microalgae density of 2.4 × 10^7/cm^2, with a high species diversity. The lake showed low total phosphorus and high organic carbon content, when compared to Lake Simcoe.[2]

See also

• Mnjikaning Fish Weirs

References

External links

• Media related to Lake Couchiching at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Lake Couchiching

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[fr] Lac Couchiching

Le Lac Couchiching, qui découle du nom ojibwé gojijiing signifiant « entrée », est un petit lac dans le sud de l'Ontario au Canada qui est séparé du lac Simcoe par un étroit chenal.

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