Source Lake (Kenora District)

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Source Lake
Lake
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Part of Nelson River drainage basin
Elevation 380 m (1,247 ft)
Coordinates 49°48′54″N94°08′51″W / 49.81500°N 94.14750°W / 49.81500; -94.14750 Coordinates: 49°48′54″N94°08′51″W / 49.81500°N 94.14750°W / 49.81500; -94.14750
Mouth Unnamed creek
 - coordinates 49°48′53″N94°09′06″W / 49.81472°N 94.15167°W / 49.81472; -94.15167
Length 580 m (1,903 ft)
Width 320 m (1,050 ft)
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Location of Source Lake in Ontario

Source Lake is a lake in the Nelson River drainage basin in the Unorganized part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1]

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.

Nelson River river in Canada

The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs 644 kilometres (400 mi) before it ends in Hudson Bay. Its full length is 2,575 kilometres (1,600 mi), it has mean discharge of 2,370 cubic metres per second (84,000 cu ft/s), and has a drainage basin of 1,072,300 square kilometres (414,000 sq mi), of which 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 sq mi) is in the United States.

Drainage basin Area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water. The drainage basin includes all the surface water from rain runoff, snowmelt, and nearby streams that run downslope towards the shared outlet, as well as the groundwater underneath the earth's surface. Drainage basins connect into other drainage basins at lower elevations in a hierarchical pattern, with smaller sub-drainage basins, which in turn drain into another common outlet.

The lake is about 500 metres (1,640 ft) long and 140 metres (459 ft) wide, lies at an elevation of 380 metres (1,247 ft), and is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north northeast of the city of Kenora. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek at the west, which flows to the Little Black Sturgeon River, then via the Black Sturgeon River and the Winnipeg River to the Nelson River.

Kenora City in Ontario, Canada

Kenora, originally named Rat Portage, is a small city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about 200 km (124 mi) east of Winnipeg. It is the seat of Kenora District.

Little Black Sturgeon River river in Canada

The Little Black Sturgeon River is a river in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of the Black Sturgeon River.

Black Sturgeon River (Kenora District) watercourse in Canada

The Black Sturgeon River is a river in the Nelson River drainage basin in Kenora District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of the Winnipeg River.

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