Berford Lake

Coordinates: 44°48′35″N 81°10′45″W / 44.80972°N 81.17917°W / 44.80972; -81.17917[1]
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Berford Lake
lac Berford
Berford Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Berford Lake
Berford Lake
Location in southern Ontario
LocationBruce County, Ontario
Coordinates44°48′35″N 81°10′45″W / 44.80972°N 81.17917°W / 44.80972; -81.17917[1]
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary outflowsRankin River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length3.6 km (2.2 mi)[2]
Max. width2.2 km (1.4 mi)[2]
Surface elevation209 m (686 ft)[3]

Berford Lake (French: lac Berford) is a lake in South Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is the source of the Rankin River,[4] is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the community of Wiarton.[2][4]

The lake has several unnamed inflows at the east, southeast, and south. The primary outflow is the Rankin River, which flows via the Sauble River to Lake Huron.[1][2][4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Berford Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. ^ a b c d "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. ^ Map 4 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  6. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2020-04-06.

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Media related to Berford Lake at Wikimedia Commons