Frith Lake (Thunder Bay District) Explained

Frith Lake
Other Name:French: lac Frith
Location:Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates:49.8747°N -88.6783°W
Type:Lake
Part Of:Great Lakes Basin
Outflow:unnamed creek
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:1.9km (01.2miles)
Width:1.1km (00.7miles)
Elevation:293m (961feet)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Frith Lake on a map of Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ontario

Frith Lake (French: lac Frith) is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] [3] [4] The lake is on Kelvin Island, a large island in Lake Nipigon, and is thus in the Great Lakes Basin.

Hydrology

The lake is long and wide, and lies at an elevation of .[5] It is on Kelvin Island, a large island in Lake Nipigon, making Frith Lake a lake on an island in a lake. Frith Lake itself has a small islet.

There are three unnamed inflows, at the west, southwest, and east. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek at the northwest that flows to northwest Lake Nipigon, and then via the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

Natural history

The lake is part of the Lake Nipigon Conservation Reserve.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search). Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2020-06-16.
  2. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2. 2006. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2020-06-16. 2014-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140410163008/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6573. dead.
  3. Web site: Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. 2020-06-16.
  4. Map 15. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 1,600,000. 2018-01-01. 2020-06-16.
  5. Web site: Google Earth. 2020-06-16.