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Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation Reserve

44.8217° N, 79.2555° W

Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 44.8217° N, 79.2555° W

Conservation reserve, 31.7 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/kahshe-lake-barrens-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).

Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation Reserve is a 31.7 km² conservation reserve beside Coopers Falls, in Ontario. It was established in 2006.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Kahshe Lake (8.4 km²).

Area
31.7 km²
Established
2006
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

7.4 °C

ClearWind NNW 13 km/h

Observed at Muskoka, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.

Weather: Muskoka (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:55 a.m.
Sunrise
7:25 a.m.
Sunset
6:42 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:12 p.m.
Moonrise
6:17 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Dorset, as of 4:00 a.m. EDT

In the park

FeatureAreaMax depth
1Kahshe Lake8.4 km²18.3 m
2Clearwater Lake0.72 km²

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2006
Managed by
Ontario Parks