North Whitesand Lake Explained

North Whitesand Lake
Location:Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates:48.9839°N -87.3317°W
Part Of:Great Lakes Basin
Outflow:Whitesand River
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:680m (2,230feet)
Width:560m (1,840feet)
Area:11.08ha
Elevation:512m (1,680feet)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Ontario with a dot at the location of North Whitesand Lake
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ontario

North Whitesand Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is the source of the Whitesand River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin (Lake Superior basin).

The lake is about long and wide, has an area of, and lies at an elevation of .[5] There are two unnamed inflows: one at the northeast and one at the southeast. The primary outflow, at the west of the lake and heading west, is the Whitesand River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search). Atlas of Canada. 12 September 2016. Natural Resources Canada. 2020-11-09.
  2. Web site: Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. 2020-11-09.
  3. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2. 2006. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2020-11-09.
  4. Map 15. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 1,600,000. 2020-01-01. 2020-11-09.
  5. Web site: Google Earth. 2020-11-08.