The primary outflow is the continuation of the Gull River and its extensive watershed system downstream through a narrows to Little Boshkung Lake at the south, whose waters eventually flow into Balsam Lake and via the Trent–Severn Waterway to Lake Ontario.
This lake, located in Polk County, Wisconsin (near Balsam Lake), is home to many different varieties of panfish (bluegill, sunfish, black crappie, yellow perch, and rock bass) and sport fish (largemouth bass, walleye, and northern pike), which make it a popular destination for fishermen.
Salt Lake City | Swan Lake | Lake Superior | Lake Erie | Lake Michigan | Lake Placid, New York | Lake District | Lake Ontario | Lake Como | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Lake Geneva | lake | Lake Tahoe | Lake Huron | Lake Constance | Lake Ladoga | Lake Victoria | Lake Placid | Lake Garda | Lake Onega | Lake | Silver Lake | Lake County | Lake County, Florida | Lake Biwa | Lake Turkana | Lake Lugano | Saranac Lake, New York | Lake Tanganyika | Lake Okeechobee |
While Bexley lies almost entirely within the Paleozoic limestone region of southern Ontario, the small portion of the Gull River valley north of Silver Lake lying within the township is within the Precambrian Canadian Shield region.
Catskill forest historian Michael Kudish says the Mill Brook Ridge range, including Balsam Lake, is one of the areas in the region showing the fewest signs of human disturbance.
An F1 tornado struck the Balsam Lake Trailer Park near Kirkfield, flipping over vehicles, destroying several trailers and sending ten people to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.