Doghole Lake

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Doghole Lake
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Doghole Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates 51°14′03″N90°15′45″W / 51.23417°N 90.26250°W / 51.23417; -90.26250 Coordinates: 51°14′03″N90°15′45″W / 51.23417°N 90.26250°W / 51.23417; -90.26250 [1]
Type Lake
Primary inflows Unnamed river from Annimwash Lake
Primary outflows Doghole River
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi)
Max. width3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Surface elevation377 metres (1,237 ft) [2]

Doghole Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] The lake is part of the James Bay drainage basin, and is the source of the Doghole River, which flows to Lake St. Joseph, and then via the Albany River to James Bay. The majority of the lake is within the Mishkeegogamang First Nation Osnaburgh Indian Reserve No. 63B, whose main community is on the lake's eastern shore, adjacent to Ontario Highway 599. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Doghole Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2015-02-07.
  3. "Map of reserves" (GIF). Mishkeegogamang First Nation. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

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