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Dutcher Lake Conservation Reserve

45.4494° N, 79.7645° W

Dutcher Lake Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 45.4494° N, 79.7645° W

Conservation reserve, 19.5 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/dutcher-lake-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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Dutcher Lake Conservation Reserve is a 19.5 km² conservation reserve 2.2 km east of Broadbent, in Ontario. It was established in 2001.

4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Dutcher Lake (0.84 km²).

Area
19.5 km²
Established
2001
Named lakes
4

Conditions today

9.8 °C

Observed at Dunchurch, 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 4.

Weather: Dunchurch (local forecast), as of 3:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:57 a.m.
Sunrise
7:27 a.m.
Sunset
6:44 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

FeatureArea
1Dutcher Lake0.84 km²
2Shanty Lake0.28 km²
3Belfry Lake0.14 km²
4Proud Lake0.1 km²

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2001
Managed by
Ontario Parks

Photos

Dutcher Lake - panoramio (1)
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Swamp near Dutcher Lake - panoramio
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Swamp south of Dutcher Lake - panoramio
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons