Heathcote Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The lake lies in Wabakimi Provincial Park, and is part of the Flindt River system, in the Albany River drainage basin. The Flindt River is one of the lake's main inflows (50°13′41″N 90°28′01″W / 50.228056°N 90.466944°W). Other inflows include Manion Creek ( 50°13′08″N 90°26′53″W / 50.218889°N 90.448056°W). The outflow of the lake is a narrows to Heafur Lake (50°19′00″N 90°18′33″W / 50.316667°N 90.309167°W).
| Heathcote Lake | |
|---|---|
  Heathcote Lake | |
| Location | Wabakimi Provincial Park, Thunder Bay District, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 50°17′01″N 90°23′06″W / 50.283611°N 90.385°W |
| Primary inflows | Flindt River, Manion Creek |
| Primary outflows | narrows to Heafur Lake |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Shore length1 | 54 km (34 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Canadian National Railway transcontinental mainline crosses the lake on an embankment at Flindt Landing.
References
edit- "Topographic Map sheets 52J1, 52J8". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- "Map sheet 13" (PDF). Official Road Map of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- "Wabakimi Canoe Routes - Volume 1" (PDF). Canadian Wilderness Experience. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
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