Mameigwess Lake (Fishbasket Lake)

For the lake in southern Kenora District, see Mameigwess Lake (south Kenora District).

Mameigwess Lake
lac Mameigwess
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 elevation	245 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]}

References

1. "Mameigwess Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-06-02.
2. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
3. "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.