Gibson Lake (Pukaskwa River)
For other places with the same name, see Gibson Lake (disambiguation).
| Gibson Lake | |
|---|---|
  Gibson Lake Location in Ontario | |
| Location | Thunder Bay District & Algoma District, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 48°20′23″N 85°19′59″W / 48.33972°N 85.33306°WCoordinates: 48°20′23″N 85°19′59″W / 48.33972°N 85.33306°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Great Lakes Basin |
| Primary outflows | Pukaskwa River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 kilometres (0.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 464 metres (1,522 ft)[2] |
Gibson Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District and Algoma District in Northern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is the source of the Pukaskwa River, and lies entirely within Pukaskwa National Park. There are three unnamed inflows, at the northwest, northeast and southeast. The primary outflow, at the south, is the Pukaskwa River, which flows to Lake Superior.
References
- 1 2 "Gibson Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ↑ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-09-15.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
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