Jocko Lake (Osborne Township)

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Jocko Lake
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Jocko Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Nipissing District, Ontario
Coordinates 46°38′40″N79°26′56″W / 46.64444°N 79.44889°W / 46.64444; -79.44889 [1] Coordinates: 46°38′40″N79°26′56″W / 46.64444°N 79.44889°W / 46.64444; -79.44889 [1]
Type Lake
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Primary outflows Jocko River
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation308 metres (1,010 ft)

Jocko Lake is a lake in geographic Osborne Township, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] It is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, is the source of the Jocko River, and lies entirely within Jocko Rivers Provincial Park. [4] [5]

Jocko Lake has six unnamed inflows: one at the east; three at the northeast; one at the southwest, arriving from the direction of Brûlé Lake; and two at the west. The primary outflow is the Jocko River, which flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The Ontario Northland Railway runs along the southwest shore of the lake where it passes through the community of Jocko.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jocko Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  2. "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  3. "Osborne" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. "Jocko Rivers". Ontario Parks . Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  5. "Jocko Rivers Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario Parks. 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2017-12-13.