The
Champlain Trail Lakes are a group of lakes on the southern point of
Whitewater RegionWhitewater Region is a township located within the scenic Ottawa Valley, in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. Whitewater Region is made up of the former municipalities of Beachburg, Cobden, Ross and Westmeath, which were amalgamated into the current township on January...
in
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. They lay in more or less a straight line and are named for the fact that explorer
Samuel de ChamplainSamuel de Champlain, , , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat and chronicler...
used them to portage around the Chenaux Rapids while exploring the
Ottawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It defines for most of its length the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
. Coldingham, Catharine and Garden Lake all drain into Browns Bay. The rest of the lakes drain into the
Muskrat RiverThe Muskrat River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada which flows from Edmunds Lake, near Garden of Eden and continues through Blanchards Lake, Smiths Lake, Lake Galilee, Dump Lake, Eadys Lake, and Pumphouse Lake, all minor members of the Champlain Trail Lakes, before entring Jeffrys...
which flows through each successively.
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The
Champlain Trail Lakes are a group of lakes on the southern point of
Whitewater RegionWhitewater Region is a township located within the scenic Ottawa Valley, in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. Whitewater Region is made up of the former municipalities of Beachburg, Cobden, Ross and Westmeath, which were amalgamated into the current township on January...
in
OntarioOntario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...
. They lay in more or less a straight line and are named for the fact that explorer
Samuel de ChamplainSamuel de Champlain, , , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat and chronicler...
used them to portage around the Chenaux Rapids while exploring the
Ottawa RiverThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It defines for most of its length the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
. Coldingham, Catharine and Garden Lake all drain into Browns Bay. The rest of the lakes drain into the
Muskrat RiverThe Muskrat River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada which flows from Edmunds Lake, near Garden of Eden and continues through Blanchards Lake, Smiths Lake, Lake Galilee, Dump Lake, Eadys Lake, and Pumphouse Lake, all minor members of the Champlain Trail Lakes, before entring Jeffrys...
which flows through each successively.
The Champlain Trail Lakes include:
- Coldingham Lake
- Catharine Lake
- Garden Lake
- Edmunds Lake
- Blanchards Lake
- Smiths Lake
- Lake Galilee
- Dump Lake
- Eadys Lake
- Pumphouse Lake
- Olmstead-Jeffrey Lake