Lake Simcoe (Ontario)
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| Location | Ontario |
| Coordinates | 44°26′12″N 079°20′21″W / 44.43667°N 79.33917°WCoordinates: 44°26′12″N 079°20′21″W / 44.43667°N 79.33917°W |
| Catchment area | 2,840 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Max. width | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Surface area | 722 km2 (279 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Max. depth | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Water volume | 11.6 km3 (2.8 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 240 kilometres (150 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Islands | Georgina Island, Thorah Island, Strawberry Island, Snake Island, Fox Island, Grape Island |
| Settlements | Orillia, Barrie |
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| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk ("Beautiful Water") by the Wyandot (Huron) people. It was also known as Lake Toronto until it was renamed by John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, in memory of his father, Captain John Simcoe, Royal Navy.
The lake is bordered by Simcoe County, Durham Region, and York Region. The city of Barrie is located on Kempenfelt Bay, and Orillia is located at the entrance to Lake Couchiching. The watershed draining into the lake contains a population of roughly half a million people, including the northern portion of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
The town of Georgina lies along the entire south shore of Lake Simcoe and consists of smaller residential towns and communities, including Keswick on Cook's Bay, Sutton, Jackson's Point, Pefferlaw, and Udora.
The town of Innisfil occupies the western shore south of Barrie and north of Bradford.
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