Gammon Lake

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Gammon Lake
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Gammon Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates 51°00′57″N94°44′02″W / 51.01583°N 94.73389°W / 51.01583; -94.73389 [1]
Type lake
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Primary outflows Gammon River
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length12 km (7.5 mi) [2]
Max. width4 km (2.5 mi) [2]
Surface elevation356 m (1,168 ft) [3]
References [1]

Gammon Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is within Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, and is the source of the Gammon River. [4]

There are numerous unnamed inflows. The primary outflow, at the southwest and leading to Hammerhead Lake, is the Gammon River, which flows via the Bloodvein River, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay. [1] [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gammon Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Toporama". Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Google Earth" . Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  5. ↑ Map 16 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
  6. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #1 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
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