Frith Lake (Sudbury District)

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Frith Lake
lac Frith
Location of Frith Lake on a map of Ontario
Location of Frith Lake on a map of Ontario
Frith Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationSudbury District, Ontario
Coordinates47°35′12″N 81°16′06″W / 47.58667°N 81.26833°W / 47.58667; -81.26833[1]Coordinates: 47°35′12″N 81°16′06″W / 47.58667°N 81.26833°W / 47.58667; -81.26833[1]
TypeLake
Part ofSaint Lawrence River drainage basin
Primary inflowsunnamed creek
Primary outflowsunnamed creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length700 metres (2,300 ft)
Max. width400 metres (1,300 ft)
Surface elevation375 metres (1,230 ft)

Frith Lake (French: lac Frith) is lake in geographic Churchill Township[2] the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5][6] The lake is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.[3][5]

Hydrology[]

The lake is 700 metres (2,300 ft) long and 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide,[3] and lies at an elevation of 375 metres (1,230 ft).[7] The nearest community is Shining Tree, on Ontario Highway 560, 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) to the south.[3]

There is one unnamed inflow, arriving at the east from Speed Lake. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek at the north that flows north to West Shining Tree Lake, and then via , the , the Montreal River and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.[3][5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Frith Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. ^ "Churchill" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ^ a b c "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  6. ^ Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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