Swallow Lake (Matawin River)

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Swallow Lake
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Swallow Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates 48°27′19″N90°19′10″W / 48.45528°N 90.31944°W / 48.45528; -90.31944 Coordinates: 48°27′19″N90°19′10″W / 48.45528°N 90.31944°W / 48.45528; -90.31944 [1]
Type Lake
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Primary outflows Matawin River
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi)
Max. width 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Surface elevation 483 metres (1,585 ft) [2]

Swallow Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is the source of the Matawin River. There are two unnamed inflows, at the southwest and east. The primary outflow, at the south, is the Matawin River, which flows via the Kaministiquia River to Lake Superior.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Swallow Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  2. ↑ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-09-02.

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