Caribou Lake (Temagami)

Caribou Lake is a lake in the Ottawa River drainage basin in Strathy Township of Temagami, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The municipality centre of Temagami is located on the north-northwestern shore of the lake.

Caribou Lake
An aerial view of the Temagami townsite, Lake Temagami (centre-left) and Caribou Lake (bottom)
Caribou Lake Location of Caribou Lake in Ontario
Location	Temagami, Nipissing, Ontario
Coordinates	47°03′37″N 79°47′09″W
Type	Lake
Part of	Ottawa River drainage basin
Max. length	1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Max. width	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface elevation	298 m (978 ft)

For other places with the same name, see Caribou Lake.

The primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Snake Island Lake, which flows via Cassels Lake, Rabbit Lake, the Matabitchuan River and Lake Timiskaming into the Ottawa River.

Caribou Mountain, a large forested hill with a 30.4 m (100 ft) fire tower on its summit, rises above Caribou Lake with a topographical prominence of 122 m (400 ft).

See also

• Lakes of Temagami
• Jumping Cariboo Lake

References

• "Fire Tower - Tour of Temagami's Caribou Mountain and Fire Tower". Municipality of Temagami. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
• "Caribou Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
• "Topographic Map sheet 31M4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2011-02-18.