Gibson Lake (Pukaskwa River)

Gibson Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District and Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is the source of the Pukaskwa River, and lies entirely within Pukaskwa National Park. There are three unnamed inflows, at the northwest, northeast and southeast. The primary outflow, at the south, is the Pukaskwa River, which flows to Lake Superior.

Gibson Lake
Gibson Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationThunder Bay District & Algoma District, Ontario
Coordinates48°20′23″N 85°19′59″W[1]
TypeLake
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary outflowsPukaskwa River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi)
Max. width1.2 kilometres (0.7 mi)
Surface elevation464 metres (1,522 ft)[2]

References

  1. "Gibson Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-09-15.

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