Gowganda

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Gowganda
Dispersed Rural Community
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Lookout Point Lodge, seen from Gowganda Lake at Gowganda
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Gowganda
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 47°38′57″N80°46′13″W / 47.64917°N 80.77028°W / 47.64917; -80.77028 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Timiskaming
Census subdivision Unorganized West Timiskaming District
Elevation
[2]
356 m (1,168 ft)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal Code
P0J 1J0
Area codes 705, 249

Gowganda is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in geographic Nicol Township, [3] Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is at the outlet of the Montreal River from Lake Gowganda, and is on Ontario Highway 560.

post office in Gowganda, 1910 Post office in Gowganda, Ontario (1910).jpg
post office in Gowganda, 1910

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gowganda". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  2. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-22.
  3. "Nicol" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2016-12-22.