Major Lake Species:  Lake Trout, Smallmouth Bass

Lake Facts:

• Pusey Lake is situated adjacent to the village of Wilberforce Ontario in Haliburton County
• co-ordinates: Lat. 45° 02′ 57″ Long. 78° 12′ 54″
• Pusey Lake, also known locally as Dark Lake, consists of 2 basins, the deeper of which stratifies thermally in the summer and turns over in the fall
• water flows into the lake at the north end from Cardiff Creek and Grace Lake. There is a dam on the southwest end which regulates the water levels. Water flows out via the Irondale River
• the perimeter of the lake is 5.6 km (3.5 miles)
• while the lake reaches depths of 125′, the average depth is 33′
• to maintain the lake trout population a shortened season is in effect
• the narrows connecting the 2 basins is quite shallow and has weedy areas
• a public boat launch is located off of Hwy.648
• Pusey Lake is located within Fisheries Management Zone 15