Mameigwess Lake (south Kenora District)

Mameigwess Lake (French: lac Mameigwess) is a lake in the south of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4][5] The lake is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

Mameigwess Lake
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Mameigwess Lake is located in Ontario
Mameigwess Lake
Mameigwess Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationKenora District, Ontario
Coordinates49°33′03″N 91°49′32″W / 49.55083°N 91.82556°W / 49.55083; -91.82556[1]
TypeLake
Part ofHudson Bay drainage basin
Primary outflowsMameigwess River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Max. width8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Surface elevation405 metres (1,329 ft)

The lake is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide,[2] and lies at an elevation of 405 metres (1,329 ft).[6] The southwest corner of the lake is in geographic Isley Township[7] and the southeast corner of the lake in geographic Bradshaw Township.[8] The lake is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the community of Ignace; and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Ontario Highway 17, and can be reached from that highway by road.[2][4][5] There is a hunting and fishing camp on the lake.[9]

There are numerous unnamed inflows. The primary outflow, at the southeast in geographic Bradshaw Township,[8] is the Mameigwess River, which flows via the Agimak River, the English River, the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mameigwess Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. ^ a b c d "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #1 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. ^ a b Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  6. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. ^ "Isley" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. ^ a b "Bradshaw" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  9. ^ "Gummeson's Camp". Retrieved 2020-06-02.