Wolverine Lake (Cochrane District)

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Wolverine Lake
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Wolverine Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Cochrane District, Ontario
Coordinates 49°49′55″N83°45′21″W / 49.83194°N 83.75583°W / 49.83194; -83.75583 [1]
Type Lake
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Primary inflows Valentine River, Wolverine Creek
Primary outflows Valentine River
Basin  countries Canada
Max. length5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi)
Max. width1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi)
Surface elevation235 metres (771 ft) [2]
Settlements Fontaine's Landing

Wolverine Lake is a lake in geographic Hanlan Township [3] and geographic Bannerman Township [4] in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is in the Valentine River system.

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The primary inflows are the Valentine River, arriving from Hanlan Lake, at the southwest; and Wolverine Creek at the north. The primary outflow, at the east, is the Valentine River, which flows to Lac Pivabiska and then via the Pivabiska River, the Missinaibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wolverine Lake". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  2. ↑ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Hanlan" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Bannerman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2014-08-29.

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