Whitewater Lake


Whitewater Lake is a lake in the city of Sudbury, Ontario. The community of Azilda borders its eastern shore.
The lake is host to a number of amateur fishing tournaments, and it was the site of an annual powerboat racing championship. It is the site of the Sudbury/Azilda Water Aerodrome, which supports a number of aircraft capable of landing on water. During the winter months, a village of ice huts forms on the lake near Azilda's Centennial Park.
Most of the lake is less than deep. Its maximum depth is.

Ecology

There are 9 documented species of fish in Whitewater Lake:
  • Brown Bullhead
  • Lake Herring
  • Golden Shiner
  • Northern Pike
  • Pumpkinseed
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Walleye
  • White Sucker
  • Yellow Perch
There are 22 documented aquatic plants in Whitewater Lake:
  • Broadleaf arrowhead
  • Cattail
  • Duckweed
  • Flat-stemmed pondweed
  • Floating arrowhead
  • Floating-leaved burreed
  • Floating-leaved pondweed
  • Hardstem bulrush
  • Large-fruited burreed
  • Large-leaved pondweed
  • Northern water milfoil
  • Pickerelweed
  • Richardson's pondweed
  • Sago pondweed
  • Slender pondweed
  • Sweet flag
  • Water marigold
  • Water plantain
  • Water smartweed
  • White water lily
  • Wild celery
  • Yellow pond lily