Canoe Lake (Syine Township)

Coordinates: 48°51′11″N 86°57′44″W / 48.85306°N 86.96222°W / 48.85306; -86.96222[1]
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Canoe Lake
Map of Ontario with a dot at the location of the mouth of Canoe Lake
Map of Ontario with a dot at the location of the mouth of Canoe Lake
Canoe Lake
Location of the lake in Ontario
LocationThunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates48°51′11″N 86°57′44″W / 48.85306°N 86.96222°W / 48.85306; -86.96222[1]
Part ofLake Superior drainage basin
Primary outflowsunnamed stream to Fishnet Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length700 m (2,300 ft)[2]
Max. width500 m (1,600 ft)[2]
Surface elevation234 m (768 ft)[3]

Canoe Lake (French: lac Canoe) is a lake in geographic Syine Township[4] in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada,[1][2][5][6] about 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) northeast of the municipality of Terrace Bay.[2]

The lake has a number of unnamed tributaries, and has as its outflow an unnamed west branching of Fishnet Creek that leads to Jackfish Lake, and thence by a short channel into Lake Superior. It is 700 metres (2,297 ft) long, 500 metres (1,640 ft) wide,[2] and lies at an elevation of 234 m (768 ft).[3] Ontario Highway 17 travels along the north shore of the lake.[2][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Canoe Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  3. ^ a b "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  4. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  5. ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  6. ^ Map 15 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-10-06.