Peters Lake (Sudbury District) Explained

Peters Lake
Other Name:French: lac Peters
Location:Sudbury District, Ontario
Coordinates:47.9025°N -83.8239°W
Part Of:Lake Superior drainage basin
Outflow:Unnamed creek to Windermere Lake
Basin Countries:Canada
Area:98.06ha
Elevation:451m (1,480feet)[1]
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Ontario with a dot at the location of Peters Lake
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake in Ontario

Peters Lake (French: lac Peters) is a lake in Peters Township, a geographic township, in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] [3] [4] [5] It is in the Lake Superior drainage basin.

Peters Lake has an area of, lies at an elevation of, and is within The Shoals Provincial Park. There are three inflows, all unnamed, at the south of the lake. The primary outflow, at the north, is an unnamed stream that leads north to Windermere Lake. Windermere Lake flows via the Windermere River, Shikwamkwa Lake, the Shikwamkwa River, Whitefish Lake, and the Michipicoten River to Lake Superior.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Earth. 2021-01-08.
  2. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search). Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2021-01-08.
  3. Web site: Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. 2021-01-08.
  4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3. 2006. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2021-01-08.
  5. Map 12. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 1,600,000. 2020-01-01. 2021-01-08.