Big Gibson Lake

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Big Gibson Lake
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Big Gibson Lake
Location in southern Ontario
Location Renfrew County, Ontario
Coordinates 46°15′36″N78°10′06″W / 46.26000°N 78.16833°W / 46.26000; -78.16833 [1]
Type Lake
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Primary inflows Gibson Creek
Primary outflows Gibson Creek
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Max. width0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi)
Surface elevation156 metres (512 ft) [2]

Big Gibson Lake is a lake in the municipality of Head, Clara and Maria, Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin. The major inflow, at the south, is Gibson Creek arriving from the direction of Gibson Lake. There are several secondary inflows as well. The major outflow, at the north, is also Gibson Creek, which flows to Holden Lake on the Ottawa River; a secondary outflow at the northwest also flows to Lake Holden. The Ottawa River flows to the Saint Lawrence River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Big Gibson Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  2. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-12-17.

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