The Champlain Trail Lakes are a group of lakes on the southern point of Whitewater Region

Whitewater Region, Ontario

Whitewater Region is a township located within the scenic Ottawa Valley, in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. Whitewater Region is made up of the former municipalities of Beachburg, Cobden, Ross and Westmeath, which were amalgamated into the current township on January...

 in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. They lay in more or less a straight line and are named for the fact that explorer Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain , "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608....

 used them to portage around the Chenaux Rapids while exploring 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:...

. Coldingham, Catharine and Garden Lake all drain into Browns Bay. The rest of the lakes drain into the Muskrat River

Muskrat River

The Muskrat River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada that flows into the Ottawa River at the city of Pembroke.-Course:The river begins at Edmunds Lake, one of the Champlain Trail Lakes and near the community of Garden of Eden, and heads northwest through other Champlain Trail lakes to...

 which flows through each successively.

The Champlain Trail Lakes include:

• Coldingham Lake
• Catharine Lake
• Garden Lake
• Edmunds Lake
• Blanchards Lake
• Smiths Lake
• Lake Galilee
• Dump Lake
• Eadys Lake
• Pumphouse Lake
• Olmstead-Jeffrey Lake