Norcan Lake | |
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Location | North Frontenac, Ontario |
Coordinates | 45°09′41″N76°52′00″W / 45.16139°N 76.86667°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Madawaska River |
Primary outflows | Madawaska River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 8 km (5.0 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Surface elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
Norcan Lake is a reservoir lake in the municipality of North Frontenac, Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] It is on the Madawaska River system, is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and is located in geographic townships of North Canonto Township and South Canonto Township. [3]
The lake was formed when land flooded upon the completion of the Barrett Chute dam and generating station in 1943.
Clockwise from the mouth
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