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 | |
| Location | Thunder Bay District, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 49°43′11″N 87°38′46″W / 49.71972°N 87.64611°W |
| Part of | Great Lakes Basin |
| Primary inflows | Unnamed creek |
| Primary outflows | Foxear Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Max. width | .5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 326 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
edit- ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-13.
- ^ a b "Foxear Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- ^ "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.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-13.