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Bear Lake Peatland Conservation Reserve

45.4918° N, 79.6097° W

Bear Lake Peatland Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 45.4918° N, 79.6097° W

Conservation reserve, 38.5 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/bear-lake-peatland-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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Bear Lake Peatland Conservation Reserve is a 38.5 km² conservation reserve 1.7 km east of North Seguin, in Ontario. It was established in 2000.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Spence Lake (1.24 km²).

Area
38.5 km²
Established
2000
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

8.2 °C

Mostly CloudyWind NNW 11 km/h

Observed at Burk's Falls, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.

Weather: Burk's Falls (local forecast), as of 3:02 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:26 a.m.
Sunset
6:43 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:13 p.m.
Moonrise
6:19 a.m.
Moonset
6:02 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Parry Sound, as of 2:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Spence Lake1.24 km²15.2 m
2Fifteen Mile Lake0.48 km²

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2000
Managed by
Ontario Parks