De Lesseps Lake is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] The lake is part of the James Bay drainage basin.

De Lesseps Lake
De Lesseps Lake is located in Ontario
De Lesseps Lake
De Lesseps Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationThunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates50°42′00″N 90°42′23″W / 50.70000°N 90.70639°W / 50.70000; -90.70639[1]
TypeLake
Primary inflowsDe Lesseps River
Primary outflowsDe Lesseps River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length25 kilometres (16 mi)
Max. width11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Surface elevation378 metres (1,240 ft)[2]

The major inflow, at the southwest, and outflow, at the north, is the De Lesseps River, which flows to Miniss Lake and then via the Miniss River, Lake St. Joseph and the Albany River to James Bay.

De Lesseps Lake Airport is located on the eastern shore of the lake.

References

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  1. ^ a b "De Lesseps Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2015-01-30.

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