Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing.
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12 Facts About Lake Simcoe
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Lake Simcoe's name was given by John Graves Simcoe in 1793 in memory of his father, Captain John Simcoe.
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Lake Simcoe is a remnant of a much bigger, prehistoric lake known as Lake Algonquin.
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Lake Simcoe is about 30 kilometres long, 25 kilometres wide and 722 square kilometres in area.
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Eastside Lake Simcoe includes the towns of Beaverton, Brechin and Lagoon City.
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Lake Simcoe contains a large island, Georgina, which along with Snake Island and Fox Island forms the reserve of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.
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Lake Simcoe is located on Paleozoic limestone of the Ordovician period.
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The outlet of the lake at the north end of Lake Simcoe Couchiching is controlled by Precambrian bedrock which first makes its appearance about mid-way along this lake.
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Today 'Lake Simcoe Minesing' exists as the Minesing Swamp, but it re-establishes itself for a short period each spring when spring run-off floods the basin.
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Lake Simcoe has little commercial activity, but sees many recreational uses.
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Lake Simcoe has seen a dramatic decline in some fish species, along with an increase in algae blooms and aquatic weed growth.
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Lake Simcoe has been victim to zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, black crappie, spiny water flea, round goby, rusty crayfish and Eurasian milfoil invasions.
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