The Champlain Trail Lakes are a group of lakes on the southern point of Whitewater Region in Ontario. They lay in more or less a straight line and are named for the fact that explorer Samuel de Champlain used them to portage around the Chenaux Rapids while exploring the Ottawa River. Coldingham, Catharine and Garden Lake all drain into Browns Bay. The rest of the lakes drain into the Muskrat River which flows through each succesively. Whitewater Region is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th... Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain(c. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... The Muskrat River near Pembroke. ...

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
• Jeffreys Lake