Editing Coboconk (section)

== Geography ==

Coboconk is located on the border of the [[Township (Canada)|geographic townships]] of [[Bexley Township|Bexley]] and [[Somerville Township|Somerville]], at the junction of [[Ontario Highway 35|Highway 35]] and Kawartha Lakes Road 48 (Formerly [[Ontario Highway 48|Highway 48]]).<ref>{{cite map|author=Geomatics Office|title=Official Ontario road map|publisher=Ministry of Transportation|year=2003|section=O27|url=http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/southont/sheets/Map5.pdf|access-date=January 19, 2010}}</ref>
The village lies within the [[Gull River (Balsam Lake)|Gull River]] valley on the ridge between the Paleozoic Limestone region of South-Central Ontario and the Precambrian Granite [[Canadian Shield]]. A limestone [[cuesta]] crosses the southern portion of the village.<ref name="geology">{{Cite web|title=Paleozoic Region - Bedrock Topography and Geology|author=Trent Conservation Coalition|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Environment|year=2004|url=http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/water/groundwater/trent_river_watershed/paleozoic/Map03-BedrockTopographyandGeology.pdf|access-date=December 26, 2009|archive-date=December 20, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061220042858/http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/water/groundwater/trent_river_watershed/paleozoic/Map03-BedrockTopographyandGeology.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Coboconk lies between the northern tip of [[Balsam Lake (Ontario)|Balsam Lake]], and the southernmost point of the Gull River [[drainage basin|drainage system]]. A dam divides the two watersheds, as well as controlling the water levels of Balsam and [[Mitchell Lake (Ontario)|Mitchell Lake]]s,<ref>{{cite web|title=Written Submission of Presentation|author=Shadow Lakes Association Inc.|publisher=Panel on the Future of the Trent-Severn Waterway|date=August 14, 2007|url=http://tswpanel.ca/francais/downloads/14-08-07_shadow_lakes_association-written_submission.pdf|access-date = January 19, 2010}}</ref> the highest point on the [[Trent–Severn Waterway]].<ref>Government of Ontario information plaque at [[Kirkfield Lift Lock]], indicating Balsam Lake as the highest point on the Trent–Severn Waterway.</ref> [[Four Mile Lake (Ontario)|Four Mile Lake]] is located nearby.

[[File:Coboconk.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Coboconk in 2007]]