Lake Eugenia
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Lake Eugenia is an artificial lake considered to be the "Hidden gem of Grey County
". Located in Eugenia, Ontario
, the lake is an hour and a half away from Toronto and several kilometres north of Flesherton
.
and known for its picturesque views available year round.
There have rarely been problems regarding boaters and lake users, but the O.P.P does patrol the waters on holiday weekends. Within the past several years, the only incident to occur on the lake involved an eighteen-year-old teen who drowned in the lake when they piloted a canoe after a graduation party on Sunday, 9 May 2010 sometime before 7:30 am.
and Collingwood
. It is estimated that there are about 400 cottages around the lake, more than the number of full time residents in the village of Eugenia
. Because of the location, real-estate prices are high and have not gone down in recent years. Many cottages are now similar to modern house as they are examples of current holiday homes and are quite large. All cottages are beach front properties, and so water activity is high with swimmers, boaters and fishers.
into the lake, namely the zebra mussel
which is now throughout the lake and considered a major problem.
Grey County, Ontario
Grey County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. The population was 92,411 in 2006. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario...
". Located in Eugenia, Ontario
Eugenia, Ontario
Eugenia is a small community just north of Flesherton, Ontario and 1½ hours north of Toronto, Ontario. It is in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, part of Grey County. Eugenia is best known for its hidden lake called "Lake Eugenia" and Eugenia Falls....
, the lake is an hour and a half away from Toronto and several kilometres north of Flesherton
Flesherton, Ontario
Flesherton is a community in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located at the junction of Highway 10 and Grey County Road 4...
.
History and Geography
The lake was man-made in the early 1900s as a reservoir for a hydro-electric dam on the Beaver River built in 1912. In 1913, the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario bought 1900 acres (7,689,034 m²) of land from farmers. This land was then cleared and flooded. After being flooded, the edge of the water was full of twists and turns with bay and inlets. Beginning in the 1950s, the lake became very popular amongst locals as a get-away. Soon cabins were built along the edge of the lake and word began to spread. Beginning at the end of the 1900s, cabins began to develop into cottages. These cottages are usually large and grand. When the lake began to grow in popularity, fishers, swimmers, boaters and naturalists began coming in droves for holidays. The area around Lake Eugenia is part of the Niagara EscarpmentNiagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois...
and known for its picturesque views available year round.
Boaters
Recreational boating is very common in Lake Eugenia. Motorized and manually propelled watercrafts are accepted on the lake but speed boats must stay 30 metres away from shore. Common watercrafts include speed boats, fishing boats, kayaks, canoes, wind surfing boards and row boats.There have rarely been problems regarding boaters and lake users, but the O.P.P does patrol the waters on holiday weekends. Within the past several years, the only incident to occur on the lake involved an eighteen-year-old teen who drowned in the lake when they piloted a canoe after a graduation party on Sunday, 9 May 2010 sometime before 7:30 am.
Cottages
Lake Eugenia is a sought after place to have a cottage due to its proximity to Toronto, Owen SoundOwen Sound, Ontario
Owen Sound , the county seat of Grey County, is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada...
and Collingwood
Collingwood, Ontario
Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...
. It is estimated that there are about 400 cottages around the lake, more than the number of full time residents in the village of Eugenia
Eugenia, Ontario
Eugenia is a small community just north of Flesherton, Ontario and 1½ hours north of Toronto, Ontario. It is in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, part of Grey County. Eugenia is best known for its hidden lake called "Lake Eugenia" and Eugenia Falls....
. Because of the location, real-estate prices are high and have not gone down in recent years. Many cottages are now similar to modern house as they are examples of current holiday homes and are quite large. All cottages are beach front properties, and so water activity is high with swimmers, boaters and fishers.
Fishing
Eugenia Lake attracts recreational fishers both local to the region and those visiting due to the range of fish in the lake. The main species of fish that can be caught in the lake include Rock and Largemouth Bass, Perch, Sunfish and Bullhead catfish. Unfortunately, this fishers and boaters have brought invasive speciesInvasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
into the lake, namely the zebra mussel
Zebra mussel
The zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, is a small freshwater mussel. This species was originally native to the lakes of southeast Russia being first described in 1769 by a German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in the Ural, Volga and Dnieper rivers. They are still found nearby, as Pontic and Caspian...
which is now throughout the lake and considered a major problem.