Smoothrock Lake

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Smoothrock Lake
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Smoothrock Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates 50°32′24″N89°25′25″W / 50.54000°N 89.42361°W / 50.54000; -89.42361 Coordinates: 50°32′24″N89°25′25″W / 50.54000°N 89.42361°W / 50.54000; -89.42361 [1]
Type Lake
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Primary outflows Unnamed river
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length 31 kilometres (19.3 mi)
Max. width 23 kilometres (14.3 mi)
Surface elevation 351 metres (1,152 ft) [2]

Smoothrock Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and lies in Wabakimi Provincial Park. The lake has three major inflows: the Caribou River at Caribou Bay at the east; and the Boiling Sand River and the Lookout River, at the south. A secondary inflow is Berry Creek at the southwest. The main outflow is the Berg River from Outlet Bay at the north centre, and leads north to the Ogoki River. A secondary outflow, unnamed and at the northeast, heads from Lonebreast Bay north through a series of lakes to Whitewater Lake, further downstream on the Ogoki River. The Ogoki River flows via the Albany River to James Bay.

Lake A body of relatively still water, in a basin surrounded by land

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are also larger and deeper than ponds, though there are no official or scientific definitions. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams, which are usually flowing. Most lakes are fed and drained by rivers and streams.

Unorganized Thunder Bay District Unorganized area in Ontario, Canada

Unorganized Thunder Bay District is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada in Thunder Bay District. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve.

Thunder Bay District District in Ontario, Canada

Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.

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Clockwise from the Berg River outflow

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References

  1. 1 2 "Smoothrock Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  2. ↑ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-12-13.

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