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Basswood Lake Hemlock Conservation Reserve

46.3271° N, 83.4469° W

Basswood Lake Hemlock Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 46.3271° N, 83.4469° W

Conservation reserve, 1.04 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/basswood-lake-hemlock-conservation-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Provincial Park and Conservation Reserve Regulated, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  • HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Basswood Lake Hemlock Conservation Reserve is a 1.04 km² conservation reserve 2.4 km northwest of Sowerby, in Ontario. It was established in 2002.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Basswood Lake (27 km²).

Area
1.04 km²
Established
2002
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

9 °C

CloudyWind S 17 km/h

Observed at Blind River, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm after midnight. Low 7.

Weather: Blind River (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
7:12 a.m.
Sunrise
7:43 a.m.
Sunset
6:58 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:28 p.m.
Moonrise
6:35 a.m.
Moonset
6:16 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Basswood Lake27 km²73.2 m
2Birch Lake1.41 km²2 m

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2002
Managed by
Ontario Parks