Gibson Lake (Thunder Bay District)

Gibson Lake
Gibson Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates 50°24′08″N 89°15′16″W / 50.40222°N 89.25444°W / 50.40222; -89.25444Coordinates: 50°24′08″N 89°15′16″W / 50.40222°N 89.25444°W / 50.40222; -89.25444[1]
Type Lake
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Primary outflows Unnamed river
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Max. width 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi)
Surface elevation 364 metres (1,194 ft)[2]

Gibson Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin. The lake has one major unnamed inflow, at the south. The outflow, also unnamed, is at the north and leads to Alphonse Bay on Caribou Lake, which in turn flows via the Caribou River, Smoothrock Lake, the Ogoki River and the Albany River to James Bay.

References

  1. 1 2 "Gibson Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  2. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-12-11.

Other map sources:

  • Map 16 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-12-11.


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