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Musselman's Lake is a community settled adjacent to a kettle lake of the same name in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. It is located about 6 km north-northwest of urban Stouffville, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. It is accessible from Highway 48, which links Toronto to Beaverton, and from Highway 404, a limited-access 400-Series Highway 9 km west of Musselman's Lake via Aurora Road or Bloomington Road. The main roads in the community are Ninth Line on the west side of the lake, and Lakeshore Road on the east.〔Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, (Ballantrae-Musselman Lake and Environs Secondary Plan ), 2014.〕 The area around the lake is dotted with a number of smaller kettle lakes, including Shallow Lake and Windsor Lake. The area around Musselman's Lake feeds a small tributary to the East Holland River, which flows to the west. ==Environment== Musselman's Lake is on the ecologically sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine; the land drains into both the Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe watersheds. Pine trees dominate much of the area, with farmland toward the north-east. Creeks and streams are also characteristic of the area. Sand and gravel mining is widespread to the south and east of Musselman's Lake. The mining industry began in the 1950s and continues through the present. Residential areas are concentrated around Musselman's Lake and Windsor Lake, and on a few other large lots. The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville forecasts the population of Musselman's Lake to decline slightly between 2012 and 2031.〔Town of Whitchurh-Stouffville, "(Growth Management Strategy: Alternative Growth Options Discussion Paper )" (March 15, 2013), 3-2, Fig. 13.〕 The lake has a surface area of , with a maximum depth of approximately . It is landlocked and fed by springs and surface runoff.〔Ontario Ministry of the Environment, ( Report on a Water Quality Survey Musselman Lake, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville ), 1972, p. 1.〕 In 2009, the ''Musselman's Lake Subwatershed Assessment and Stewardship Opportunities Report'' recognized that the water quality of the lake was "impaired" and "degraded," and had declined since 1989 when a similar study had been done.〔Cf. Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority and the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, "(Musselman's Lake Subwatershed Assessment and Stewardship Opportunities Report )," March 31, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Musselman Lake, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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