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then widens into Christie’s Lake. Grant’s Creek connects 
it near Perth with Pike, Second and Third Lakes and near 
its outlet into Lower Rideau Lake, it receives the waters 
of Otty Lake. 
Black Lake System.—Black Lake in North erivaeae and a 
small lake beyond it in North Crosby, constitute an inde- 
pendent system which is also tributary to Lower Rideau 
Lake. 
Wolfe Lake System.—Clear Lake (No. 2) in Bedford forms 
the summit, but Wolfe Lake and Sand Lake, the latter wholly 
in North Crosby, are the principal reservoirs and supply 
Upper Rideau Lake at Westport. 
Devil's Lake System.—Knowlton, Mud, Otter and Desert 
Lakes in the township of Loughborough are at the head- 
waters of this system. Desert Lake is joined from Bedford 
by the waters of Carter (or Garter), Canoe and Elbow (No. 
2) Lakes and the system then expands into Birch Lake 
which also receives the outflow from Long Salmon Lake in 
the township of Loughborough. Mud (No. 2) and Devil 
Lakes in Bedford are further expansions of the system, 
which, after including Loon Lake in North Crosby, even- 
tually reaches the Canal system at Mud Lake proper. 
Buck Lake System.—Draper is the largest of a small group 
of lakes in the township of Loughborough at the source of 
this system. These along with Clear Lake (No. 3) and four 
smaller sheets of water are tributary to Buck Lake, which 
lies partly in Bedford, and whence the waters flow by the 
Mississagua River to Mosquito Lake in South Crosby, from 
which they reach Mud and Indian Lake on the Canal route. 
Rock Lake System.—This system takes its rise in the 
township of Loughborough but its larger sheets of water, 
Expedition, Upper Rock and Rock Lakes, are in Storring- 
ton. It is tributary to the Canal system at Opinicon Lake. © 
— Loughborough Lake System.—This system is tributary to 
the Canal near Brewer's Mills, and includes Troy, Little Cran- 
berry and Dog Lakes, all in Storrington, and Loughborough 
Lake which is situated partly in the township of Loughbor- 
