Plastic Lake and Dawson Ponds Conservation Reserve
45.1763° N, 78.8281° W
Plastic Lake and Dawson Ponds Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 45.1763° N, 78.8281° W
Conservation reserve, 2.91 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/plastic-lake-and-dawson-ponds-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).
Plastic Lake and Dawson Ponds Conservation Reserve is a 2.91 km² conservation reserve 8.8 km south of Russell Landing, in Ontario. It was established in 2000.
4 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Raven Lake (5.99 km²).
- Area
- 2.91 km²
- Established
- 2000
- Named lakes
- 4
Conditions today
4.8 °C
Observed at Oxtongue Lake, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm early this evening. Wind west 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 2.
Weather: Oxtongue Lake (local forecast), as of 3:03 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:54 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:23 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:40 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:10 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:59 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Dorset, as of 3:00 a.m. EDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raven Lake | 5.99 km² | 36.6 m |
| 2 | St. Nora Lake | 2.73 km² | 36.6 m |
| 3 | Sherborne Lake | 2.55 km² | 30.5 m |
| 4 | Plastic Lake | 0.32 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Conservation reserve
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Regulated
- 2000
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
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