Peters Lake (Sudbury District)

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Peters Lake
lac Peters
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Peters Lake
Location of the lake in Ontario
Location Sudbury District, Ontario
Coordinates 47°54′09″N83°49′26″W / 47.90250°N 83.82389°W / 47.90250; -83.82389 [1] Coordinates: 47°54′09″N83°49′26″W / 47.90250°N 83.82389°W / 47.90250; -83.82389 [1]
Part of Lake Superior drainage basin
Primary outflows Unnamed creek to Windermere Lake
Basin  countries Canada
Surface area98.06 ha (242.3 acres) [2]
Surface elevation451 m (1,480 ft) [3]

Peters Lake (French : lac Peters) is a lake in Peters Township, a geographic township, in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [4] [2] [5] [6] It is in the Lake Superior drainage basin.

Peters Lake has an area of 98.06 hectares (242.3 acres), [2] lies at an elevation of 451 metres (1,480 ft), [3] and is within The Shoals Provincial Park. There are three inflows, all unnamed, at the south of the lake. The primary outflow, at the north, is an unnamed stream that leads north to Windermere Lake. Windermere Lake flows via the Windermere River, Shikwamkwa Lake, the Shikwamkwa River, Whitefish Lake, and the Michipicoten River to Lake Superior. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peters Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. 1 2 "Google Earth" . Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  5. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  6. ↑ Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
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