Cedar Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in the geographic townships of Boyd, Deacon and Lister in the Unorganized south part of Nipissing District

Nipissing District, Ontario

Nipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.In 2006, the population was 84,688...

 in northeastern

Northeastern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. The lake is in the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...

 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 and is entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in Central Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District. Established in 1893, it is the oldest provincial park in Canada. Additions since its creation have increased...

; it is a popular entry point for canoe

Canoe

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 trips into the interior of the park as the community of Brent

Brent, Ontario

Brent is a community on Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River in northern Algonquin Provincial Park, and is located in geographic Deacon Township in the Unorganized south part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada....

, located on the lake, is connected by Brent Road to Ontario Highway 17. Other places on the lake are Acanthus

Acanthus, Ontario

Acanthus is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Deacon Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada...

 and Government Park

Government Park, Ontario

Government Park is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Boyd Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada...

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The primary inflows to Cedar Lake are the Nipissing River

Nipissing River

The Nipissing River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada...

 and Petawawa River

Petawawa River

The Petawawa River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County in eastern and northeastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows from Algonquin Provincial Park to the Ottawa River at the town of Petawawa...

, both arriving at the west, and the primary outflow is the Petawawa River at the east, controlled by a dam, which flows to the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...

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