Marchington Lake (Ontario)
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| Marchington Lake | |
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  Marchington Lake | |
| Location | Kenora District, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 50°11′17″N 91°24′24″W / 50.18806°N 91.40667°W |
| 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 in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located near Sioux Lookout in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1]
Derived its name from John Samuels son William Marchington. William, who was a Parliamentary writer and later editor of Canada's national newspaper the 'Globe & Mail'. William also wrote for a couple of English newspapers. William had a golfing buddy who was a Cartographer, and as such he asked to use William's surname to name areas in the 'back country' of Ontario.
Hydrology
[edit]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. The Marchington River flows via the English River, the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.
Economy
[edit]The CN transcontinental main 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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Marchington Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- Atlas of Canada topographic map sheets 52J3 and 52J4 accessed 2007-11-15
- Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. January 1, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2007.