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For storage purposes the highest level that could be maintained is in my 

 opinion dictated by the elevation of the Height of Land at the east end which 

 is only about seven feet above water level shown on plan. 



The Canadian Pacific Eailway tracks are in general at about a constant eleva- 

 tion of twenty to twenty-five feet above lake level as observed during survey. 



The outlet is narrow and downstream the river falls rapidly between solid 

 rock banks and would give good opportunity for controlling dams. The capacity 

 for storage is in general terms one hundred and sixty square mile feet. 



The shores slope up so that water area at plane seven feet above stage at 

 time of survey will show little increase in area. There are very few marshes 

 or low spots. 



Tributary creeks are few in number and with the exception of McMurtry 

 Lake, the bodies of water tributary are all shown on plan. McMiirtry Lake is 

 said to be about six miles and might average a mile wide. It is connected to 

 Dog Lake by a small river about twenty chains long with very little fall and 

 it should be a good additional storage. The Loch Lomond liiver would not be 

 flooded as there is a considerable fall near its entrance to Dog Lake. 



A very small amount of timber would .be affected by- flooding. Almost the 

 whole of Dog Lake territory has been visited by fire on three different occasions, 

 namely: About the year 1890 the district was almost completely burned over, 

 followed again by fires in the years 1905 and in 1915 the country around the 

 easterly end of the lake was again swept by fire. Areas of mature timber still 

 exist such as pulpwood and tie timber. The second growth timber from fire- 

 swept country is principally poplar to six inches in diameter. 



As a summer resort this lake has attractive possibilities being very easily 

 reached by the Canadian Pacific Eailway at Missinaibi Station. There are many 

 first class cariiping places with excellent sand beaches and the second growth 

 timber is of sufficient size; to give an attractive appearance. 



The waters of the lake abound with fish of various species such'as pike, 

 pickerel, trout, white fish and herring. 



As a country for moose hunting this district has few superiors, bear also 

 being plentiful. 



Crooked Lake Eeport. 



Crooked Lake in the District of Sudbury has an area of about one and eighty- 

 three one-hundredths square miles and approximately thirty miles of shore line 

 and twenty-three islands. The islands principally are contained within the middle 

 third of the length of the lake. The shores generally rise with a gentle slopo 

 from the waters edge and in no place are precipitous. Lake bed and shores are 

 in general sand and boulders and with occasional rock outcrop. Both ends of 

 lake are very shallow with mud bottom so much so that paddling is difficult on 

 account of limited depth of water. Lake throughout appears to have comparatively 

 small depth. The shores are practically free from marshes so that a moderate 

 amount of increase in stage of water would not greatly increase area. Height 

 of Land is about seven feet above observed stage of Crooked Lake. 



The timber as noted on plan consists mostly of second growth composed 

 of jack pine, spruce, balsam, birch, poplar and cedar interspersed with patches 

 of brule. i . .r 



•• Fish are fairly plentiful. Game comprises moose and bear principally, the 

 latter especially being attracted by the plentiful supply of bluebierries. 



