Upper Partridge Lake (Ontario)
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Upper Partridge Lake is a fresh water lake
in the Lake Ontario
drainage basin
in the Cashel portion of the township of Tudor and Cashel
, Hastings County
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) southwest of the community of McCrae and just south of Weslemkoon Lake Road that leads to that community.
from an unnamed lake at the north. The primary outflow is also Partridge Creek, south towards Grimsthorpe Lake, which eventually flows via the Skootamatta River
and Moira River
to the Bay of Quinte
on Lake Ontario.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
in the Cashel portion of the township of Tudor and Cashel
Tudor and Cashel, Ontario
Tudor and Cashel is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County.The township consists of two non-contiguous portions, separated by Limerick township and the northernmost portion of Tweed...
, Hastings County
Hastings County, Ontario
Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) southwest of the community of McCrae and just south of Weslemkoon Lake Road that leads to that community.
Hydrology
Upper Partridge Lake is about 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) long and 0.9 kilometre (0.559235462984826 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 364 metres (1,194 ft). The primary inflow is Partridge CreekPartridge Creek (Ontario)
Partridge Creek is a creek in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties, Ontario, Canada.-Course:...
from an unnamed lake at the north. The primary outflow is also Partridge Creek, south towards Grimsthorpe Lake, which eventually flows via the Skootamatta River
Skootamatta River
The Skootamatta River is a river in the Lake Ontario drainage basin in Hastings and Lennox and Addington Counties in Ontario, Canada. It flows from Joeperry Lake to join the Moira River in Tweed...
and Moira River
Moira River
The Moira River is a river in Hastings County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its source in the centre of the county to the county seat Belleville and is named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira.-Course:...
to the Bay of Quinte
Bay of Quinte
The Bay of Quinte is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
on Lake Ontario.