Departure Lake (Ontario)

Departure Lake
Departure Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Cochrane District, Ontario
Coordinates 49°14′32″N 81°47′58″W / 49.24222°N 81.79944°W / 49.24222; -81.79944[1]Coordinates: 49°14′32″N 81°47′58″W / 49.24222°N 81.79944°W / 49.24222; -81.79944[1]
Primary inflows Poplar Rapids River
Primary outflows Poplar Rapids River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 5,050 m (16,570 ft)[2]
Max. width 890 m (2,920 ft)[2]
Surface elevation 226 m (741 ft)[3]

Departure Lake is a lake in geographic Haggart Township in Unorganized North Cochrane District, Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) south of the community of Departure Lake on Ontario Highway 11.

The primary inflow, at the south, and outflow, at the north, is the Poplar Rapids River, which flows via the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.[2][1][4]

There is a picnic area on the north shore of the lake at the end of North Access Road, the road that leads south from Highway 11 at community of Departure Lake.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Departure Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  5. ↑ Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  6. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
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