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Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve

49.6467° N, 92.3083° W

Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 49.6467° N, 92.3083° W

Conservation reserve, 10.9 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/on/melgund-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).

Melgund Lake Conservation Reserve is a 10.9 km² conservation reserve 1.9 km north of Dyment, in Ontario. It was established in 2003.

2 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Melgund Lake (12.1 km²).

Area
10.9 km²
Established
2003
Named lakes
2

Conditions today

3.3 °C

Partly CloudyWind ESE 5 km/h

Observed at Dryden, as of 4:00 a.m. CDT

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 1.

Weather: Dryden (local forecast), as of 4:01 a.m. CDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:49 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:30 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:02 p.m.
Moonrise
6:14 a.m.
Moonset
5:49 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Melgund Lake12.1 km²
2Kennabutch Lake0.45 km²

Official record

Designation
Conservation reserve
IUCN category
II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Regulated
2003
Managed by
Ontario Parks