Major Lake Species:  Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Lake Trout, Yellow Perch, Black Crappie

• Desert Lake is located along County Road 19 (Desert Lake Road) east of Godfrey Ontario in Frontenac County
• co-ordinates: Lat. 44° 32′ Long. 76° 35′
• while the lake reaches maximum depths of 224′, the average depth is 73′
• the perimeter of the lake is 28 km (17.5 miles)
• the surface area is 382 hectares (944 acres)
• water flows into the lake on the north end from Canoe Lake
• the lake has a naturally reproducing population of lake trout. These fish can be caught in the deeper water off of main lake points, shoals and humps and along quick breaking rocky shorelines
• there are a number of shallow bays with some weed growth that hold pike and largemouth bass. With cisco as a forage fish, larger pike should be targeted in deeper summer waters which is closer to their preferred water temperature
• a public boat launch is located on the south end of the lake adjacent to Mitchell’s Creek bridge
• Desert Lake is located within Fisheries Management Zone 18