Foxear Lake

Foxear Lake is a lake in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, lies in the geographic township of Walters,[3] and is the source of Foxear Creek.

Foxear Lake
Foxear Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationThunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates49°43′11″N 87°38′46″W
Part ofGreat Lakes Basin
Primary inflowsUnnamed creek
Primary outflowsFoxear Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width.5 km (0.3 mi)
Surface elevation326 metres (1,070 ft)[1]
References[2]

The main inflow is an unnamed creek at the northwest. The major outflow, at the west, is Foxear Creek, which flows via the Namewaminikan River, Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

Ontario Highway 801 passes 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the west.

References

  1. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-13.
  2. "Foxear Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

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