Marchington Lake (Ontario)

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Marchington Lake
Location	Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates	50°11′17″N 91°24′24″W / 50.18806, -91.40667Coordinates: 50°11′17″N 91°24′24″W / 50.18806, -91.40667
Primary inflows	Marchington River, Sturgeon River, North River
Primary outflows	Marchington River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Max. width	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Surface area	81 km² (31 sq mi)
Shore length¹	81 km (50.3 mi)
Surface elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Marchington Lake is a lake located near Sioux Lookout in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

[edit] Hydrology

The lake lies roughly south-west to north-east, a distance of 22.5 km (14.0 mi). There are two major bays on the lake: Northeast Bay, which forms the north-east end, and McDougall Bay, which forms a large hook at the south-west corner. Another arm forms a 5 km (3.1 mi) spike leading south-east from Northeast Bay.

The Marchington River flows into the lake at McDougall Bay and is also the outflow of the lake, at the south-west corner at McDougall Mills. The Sturgeon River is another main source, and flows into the lake at the spike-shaped arm at the south-eastern end. The North River flows into the middle of the lake on the north-west side. Other inflows are (clockwise from north-east) Watin Creek, Kinniwap Creek, Mall Creek, Martin Creek and Kee Creek.

[edit] Economy

The CN transcontinental rail line crosses the lake at its south-eastern arm near Robinson, travels inland, then continues along the south-west corner of the lake past Ghost River and McDougall Mills.