Owaissa Lake is a lake in geographic Preston Township, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3] It is in Algonquin Provincial Park and is part of the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.
| Owaissa Lake | |
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  Owaissa Lake Location in Ontario | |
| Location | Nipissing District, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 45°40′02″N 78°06′19″W / 45.66722°N 78.10528°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 340 metres (1,120 ft) |
| Max. width | 260 metres (850 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 391 metres (1,283 ft) |
Owaissa Lake has two unnamed inflows, at the north and southwest. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek at the south, which flows to Shirley Creek. Shirley Creek flows via Crotch Lake, the Opeongo River, the Madawaska River and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.
The lake is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the Shall Lake access point to Algonquin Provincial Park.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Owaissa Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ a b McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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