Pearson Lake (Lennox and Addington County)

Pearson Lake
Location Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario
Coordinates 44°54′00″N 77°16′31″W / 44.90000°N 77.27528°W / 44.90000; -77.27528Coordinates: 44°54′00″N 77°16′31″W / 44.90000°N 77.27528°W / 44.90000; -77.27528
Primary inflows Skootamatta River
Primary outflows Skootamatta River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Max. width 0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)

Pearson Lake is a lake in the Moira River and Lake Ontario drainage basins in Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. The lake is about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of the community of Cloyne and is within Bon Echo Provincial Park.

Pearson Lake is about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long and 0.4 kilometres (0.2 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 315 metres (1,033 ft). The primary inflow is the Skootamatta River from Joeperry Lake at the northwest; a marsh at the north of the lake forms a second connection from Joeperry Lake. The Skootamatta River is also the primary outflow, at the southeast, towards Skootamatta Lake. The Skootamatta River flows via the Moira River into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville.

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