Mameigwess Lake (south Kenora District)

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Mameigwess Lake
lac Mameigwess
Mameigwess Lake is located in Ontario
Mameigwess Lake
Mameigwess Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationKenora District, Ontario
Coordinates49°33′03″N 91°49′32″W / 49.55083°N 91.82556°W / 49.55083; -91.82556[1]
TypeLake
Part ofHudson Bay drainage basin
Primary outflowsMameigwess River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Max. width8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Surface elevation405 metres (1,329 ft)

Mameigwess Lake (French: lac Mameigwess) is a lake in the south of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4][5] The lake is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

The lake is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide,[2] and lies at an elevation of 405 metres (1,329 ft).[6] The southwest corner of the lake is in geographic Isley Township[7] and the southeast corner of the lake in geographic Bradshaw Township.[8] The lake is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the community of Ignace; and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Ontario Highway 17, and can be reached from that highway by road.[2][4][5] There is a hunting and fishing camp on the lake.[9]

There are numerous unnamed inflows. The primary outflow, at the southeast in geographic Bradshaw Township,[8] is the Mameigwess River, which flows via the Agimak River, the English River, the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.[2][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mameigwess Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #1 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. ^ a b Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. ^ "Isley" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ^ a b "Bradshaw" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  9. ^ "Gummeson's Camp". Retrieved 2020-06-02.