Mameigwess Lake (north Kenora District)

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Mameigwess Lake
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Mameigwess Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates 52°33′45″N87°51′10″W / 52.56250°N 87.85278°W / 52.56250; -87.85278 [1]
Type Lake
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Primary inflows Michikenopik Creek
Primary outflows Fishbasket Lake
Basin  countries Canada
Surface elevation245 metres (804 ft)

Mameigwess Lake (French : lac Mameigwess) is an irregularly shaped lake in the north of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] The lake is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

The lake lies at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft). [5]

The only named inflow is Michikenopik Creek at the southwest corner of the lake; there are numerous other unnamed inflows. The primary outflow is a channel, at the northwest, to Fishbasket Lake, which flows via the Fishbasket River, Winisk Lake, and the Winisk River to Hudson Bay. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mameigwess Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. 1 2 "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. 1 2 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ↑ Map 17 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Google Earth" . Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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