Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve
44.9541° N, 79.5196° W
Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve, Ontario. 44.9541° N, 79.5196° W
Conservation reserve, 19.1 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/on/torrance-barrens-conservation-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026
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- 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).
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Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve is a 19.1 km² conservation reserve 2.4 km southwest of Glen Echo, in Ontario. It was established in 1997.
5 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Deer Lake (2.18 km²).
- Area
- 19.1 km²
- Established
- 1997
- Named lakes
- 5
Conditions today
9.1 °C
Observed at Gravenhurst, as of 2:00 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: Gravenhurst (local forecast), as of 2:02 a.m. EDT
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:56 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:26 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:43 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:13 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:18 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:02 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
2 low risk
Dorset, as of 1:00 a.m. EDT
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In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deer Lake | 2.18 km² |
| 2 | Echo Lake | 1.77 km² |
| 3 | Pine Lake | 1.62 km² |
| 4 | Bearpaw Lake | 0.23 km² |
| 5 | Neilson Lake | 0.17 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Conservation reserve
- IUCN category
- II, National parkInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Regulated
- 1997
- Managed by
- Ontario Parks
Photos
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