Pittsburgh Channel

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Pittsburgh Channel
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Pittsburgh Channel
Location in Southern Ontario
Location District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario
Coordinates 45°00′22″N79°56′16″W / 45.00611°N 79.93778°W / 45.00611; -79.93778 [1] Coordinates: 45°00′22″N79°56′16″W / 45.00611°N 79.93778°W / 45.00611; -79.93778 [1]
Part of Lake Huron
Primary inflows Inner Bay
Primary outflows Moreaus Bay
Basin  countries Canada
Surface elevation 176 m (577 ft)

The Pittsburgh Channel is strait in the municipality of Georgian Bay, District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is part of the Go Home River inlet system off Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

Strait A naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water

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Georgian Bay, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

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District Municipality of Muskoka Regional municipality in Ontario, Canada

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Course

The channel provides an alternate route from the Go Home River mouth to Georgian Bay, instead of the more direct southwest route from Inner Bay through Go Home Bay and the Bushby Inlet to Outer Bay. Instead, the Pittsburgh Channel exits Inner Bay northwest and leads to Moreaus Bay, which in turn flows through North Go Home Bay to Outer Bay.

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References

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  2. Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
  3. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2012-10-16.