Selassie Lake Explained

Selassie Lake
Pushpin Map:Ontario
Location:Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coords:50.4478°N -88.7358°W
Outflow:Whitesand River
Basin Countries:Canada
Length:1.5km (00.9miles)
Width:0.25km (00.16miles)
Elevation:334m (1,096feet)

Selassie Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, and the source of the Whitesand River which flows into Lake Nipigon. It is about 1500m (4,900feet) long and 250m (820feet) wide and is at an elevation of 334m (1,096feet). Selassie Lake is adjacent to Haile Lake, which also flows into Lake Nipigon, but via the Pikitigushi River system. The names of the two lakes are a reference to Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.

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