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
