Bearskin Lake (Thunder Bay District)

Coordinates: 49°42′23″N 87°45′58″W / 49.70639°N 87.76611°W / 49.70639; -87.76611
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Bearskin Lake
Bearskin Lake is located in Ontario
Bearskin Lake
Bearskin Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationThunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates49°42′23″N 87°45′58″W / 49.70639°N 87.76611°W / 49.70639; -87.76611
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary inflowsFoxear Creek
Primary outflowsFoxear Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length1.2 km (0.7 mi)
Max. width.5 km (0.3 mi)
Surface elevation323 m (1,060 ft)[1]
References[2]

Bearskin Lake is a lake in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and lies in the geographic townships of Irwin[3] and Walters.[4] Ontario Highway 11, forming at this point part of the Trans-Canada Highway, passes 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) to the south, and Ontario Highway 801 passes 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) to the east.

The main inflow is Foxear Creek arriving at the south from Clearall Lake. A secondary inflow is an unnamed creek at the east. The major outflow, at the west, is also the Foxear Creek, which flows via the Namewaminikan River, Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "Bearskin Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. ^ "Irwin" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ^ "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-10.