Major Lake Species:  Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye

Lake Facts:

• Mississippi Lake is located beside the town of Carleton Place, Ontario in Lanark County
• co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 03′ 55″ Long. 76° 11′ 07″
• the Mississippi River enters the lake at the southwest end and exits via a dam at the north end of the lake
• Mississippi Lake is considered eutrophic in that it has warm, generally shallow water quite high in nutrient content
• while the lake reaches maximum depths of 30′, the average depth is 9′
• the perimeter of the lake is 57 km (36 miles)
• the surface area of the lake is 2,348 hectares (5,800 acres)
• there are extensive weed flats including rice beds throughout the lake that are home to largemouth bass and pike. The deeper rockier areas and islands favour smallmouth bass and walleye
• a sanctuary area has been established in the Innisville area on a portion of the inflowing Mississippi River
• the fishing regulations governing Mississippi Lake are those
• applicable to waters in Fisheries Management Zone 18