Swan Lake (Timiskaming District)

Swan Lake
Swan Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Timiskaming District, Ontario
Coordinates 48°14′21″N 80°16′14″W / 48.23917°N 80.27056°W / 48.23917; -80.27056Coordinates: 48°14′21″N 80°16′14″W / 48.23917°N 80.27056°W / 48.23917; -80.27056
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Primary inflows Woollings Creek
Primary outflows Whiteclay River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Max. width 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Surface elevation 312 metres (1,024 ft)[1]
References [2]

Swan Lake is a lake in geographic Lee Township[3] and geographic Maisonville Township[4] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin and the nearest community is Sesekinika, 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) to the northeast. Swan Lake is the location of the mouth of Woollings Creek and is the source of the Whiteclay River.

The western third of the lake is in Lee Township; the rest of the lake is in Maisonville Township.

The lake is about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long and 1.3 kilometres (0.8 mi) wide. The primary inflow is Woollings Creek arriving from Meyers Lake at north; there are two unnamed secondary inflows at the northwest and a third at the west. The primary outflow, at the east, is the Whiteclay River, which flows via the Black River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

There is a private campsite/RV park suitable for recreational vehicles on the east side of the lake, accessible directly from Ontario Highway 11 just to the east.[5]

References

  1. Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-31.
  2. 1 2 "Swan Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Lee" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  4. "Maisonville" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  5. "Swan Lake Campgrounds". RVParkReviews.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

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