De Lesseps Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] The lake is part of the James Bay drainage basin.
| De Lesseps Lake | |
|---|---|
  De Lesseps Lake Location in Ontario | |
| Location | Thunder Bay District, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 50°42′00″N 90°42′23″W / 50.70000°N 90.70639°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary inflows | De Lesseps River |
| Primary outflows | De Lesseps River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Max. width | 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 378 metres (1,240 ft)[2] |
The major inflow, at the southwest, and outflow, at the north, is the De Lesseps River, which flows to Miniss Lake and then via the Miniss River, Lake St. Joseph and the Albany River to James Bay.
De Lesseps Lake Airport is located on the eastern shore of the lake.
References
edit- ^ a b "De Lesseps Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2015-01-30.
Other map sources:
- Map 16 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #1 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
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