Wolf Lake (Ontario)
Wolf Lake is a freshwater lake in the Sudbury District Census Division in the Canadian province of Ontario. The lake is located in the Wolf Lake Forest Preserve which is within (but, as of this date, not part of) the Chiniguchi River Waterway Provincial Park, a protected area. The Wolf Lake Forest Preserve contains the world's largest remaining old-growth red pine forest; with trees estimated to be between 140 and 300 years old. In March 2012, the provincial government reaffirmed the protected status of Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest Reserve[1][2] but in late May renewed the mining leases in the area as well.[3]
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Location | Sudbury District, Ontario |
Coordinates | 46°51′09″N 80°38′06″W |
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Max. length | ca. 1,910 m (6,270 ft) |
Max. width | ca. 910 m (2,990 ft) |
Surface elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
References | Wolf Lake |
See also
References
- Ontario Environmental Registry Policy Decision 010-7775 reaffirming protected status
- Ontario reaffirms protected status of Wolf Lake. Northern Life, March 23, 2012.
- mining leases renewed. Sudbury Star, May 31, 2012.
External links
Sudbury (Ontario) travel guide from Wikivoyage- Red Pine Natural Range Distribution Map
- Wolf Lake Mountain overlooks Wolf Lake, popular hiking destination
- Old Growth Red Pine in the Wolf Lake Forest Reserve
- 2003 Fact Sheet including Wolf Lake Old Growth Forest Reserve
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