Recent and upcoming events
The PLRA generally hosts three events per year; the bass fishing tournament, the AGM, and the golf tournament.
Projects
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Grief development (JPG, 966.96 KB)
Plan showing proposed lakeshore development of Haliburton and Percy Lakes, Geographic Township of Harburn, Township of Dysart et al., County of Haliburton. Prepared by Paul Wilson Surveying Ltd.
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PLRA watershed plan (PDF, 18.32 MB)
The product of the hard work and expertise of many of the property owners from around the lake. We think of it as a watershed plan as opposed to a lake plan because we are concerned with more than…
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Trent-Severn Waterway (PDF, 92.77 KB)
Percy Lake Ratepayers’ Association (PLRA) Submission to the Panel on the future of the Trent-Severn Waterway
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Spit assessment report (PDF, 2.71 MB)
The Percy Lake Ratepayers Association (PLRA) has expressed concern about the degradation of the spit. Glenside Ecological Services was retained to conduct an assessment of the spit and provide a…
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Local updates
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Roads (PDF, 309.95 KB)
Washboard, dust control, shoulder brush clearing, and more road updates for 2024 and 2025.
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Cell towers (PDF, 54.55 KB)
Cell tower updates from 2023, 2024, and 2025. Rogers is targeting early 2026 for completion.
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Water testing (PDF, 1.47 MB)
Water testing results on Percy Lake from 2024 and 2025.
Water levels
Percy Lake is one of the Northernmost feed lakes of the Trent-Severn Waterway which means the water levels on Percy Lake fluctuate up to six feet each year.
Parks Canada manages the water-levels to:
- Permit safe boating
- Lessen flooding of agricultural, residential and commercial property
- Provide water for recreational activities
- Protect fish and wildlife habitat
- Help maintain water quality
- Generate hydro-electric power
Interactive water level graphs can be viewed on the Parks Canada website.
Fish of Percy Lake
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Small mouth bass
L: 25 – 50 cm (10 – 20 in.)
K: Upper jaw does not extend beyond eye; shallow notch between dorsal fins; body often with dark, broken bars.
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Large mouth bass
L: 25 – 55 cm (10 – 22 in.)
K: upper jaw extends beoynd the eye; deep notch between dorsal fins; body often with a broken horizental stripe.
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Yellow perch
L: 15 – 30 cm (6 – 12 in.)
K: 6 to 8 dark, vertical bands on sides, alternating with light yellow to yellow-green.
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Pumpkinseed
L: 18 – 23 cm (7 – 9 in.)
K: 3 anal fin spines; wavy, blue-green stripes on sides of head; ear flap with orange or red spot.
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White sucker
L: 30 – 50 cm (12 – 20 in.)
K: torpedo-shaped; round in cross-section; scales smaller than redhorse sucker.
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Lake trout (Kingscote Silver & Manitou)
L: 30 – 80 cm (12 – 31 in.)
K: light wormlike markings and spots on dark background, none red; deeply forked tail; white leading edge on lower fins, but no black line.