Lakes of Temagami
Temagami is vastly covered by lakes, of which Lake Temagami (middle) is the largest.
There are more than 200 named lakes located partially or entirely within the Municipality of Temagami , Northeastern Ontario , Canada. They are located in all 25 geographic townships comprising this 1,906.42 km2 (736.07 sq mi) municipality . The largest, by both area and volume, is Lake Temagami . It contains more than 1,200 islands and 1,000 km (620 mi) of shoreline .[ 1] Other significant lakes include Cross Lake , Gull Lake, Net Lake , Obabika Lake and Rabbit Lake .
Temagami's lakes are situated in two watersheds . To the east, the Ottawa River basin drains lake water via the Matabitchuan River , which flows into Lake Timiskaming then enters the Ottawa River . The Great Lakes Basin to the west drains lake water via the Sturgeon River which flows into Lake Nipissing then enters the French River , eventually reaching Georgian Bay of Lake Huron .
The lakes are a main source of tourism and recreational activity in the Municipality of Temagami. This includes camping, canoeing, fishing, cottaging and youth camps (e.g. Keewaydin ), as well as lodge and resort activity. The first recorded tourist was an oblate priest named Charles Paradis, who visited the area in July 1880 and eventually settled on Lake Temagami's Sandy Inlet. Despite its remote location and inaccessibility by rail until 1904, the Temagami area attracted increasing numbers of hardy tourists who arrived, as Paradis had done, by canoe from Lake Timiskaming in the east, or from the west travelling up the Sturgeon River from its intersection with the Canadian Pacific Railway .[ 2]
A wide variety of fish species are found in Temagami lakes, including walleye , smallmouth bass , lake trout , rainbow trout , brook trout , northern pike and perch .
List
The list is alphabetized by the name of the lake, with the words lake and the ignored. To sort on a different column, click on the arrows in the header row.
A
View of Arsenic Lake from Leckie Mine on its eastern shore
B
C
An aerial view of the Temagami townsite, Lake Temagami (centre-left) and Caribou Lake (bottom)
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
Byers Bay of Jumping Cariboo Lake from Camp Caribou
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L
M
N
Net Lake boat launch in Temagami North
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P
Q
R
South arm of Rabbit Lake
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T
A view down the western portion of Tetapaga Lake
Name
Township(s)
Coordinates
NTS map
Status
CGNDB id
Tasse Lake
Chambers
47°5′17″N 79°58′21″W / 47.08806°N 79.97250°W / 47.08806; -79.97250
031M/04
Official
FCUZN
Lake Temagami
Askin, Belfast, Briggs, Canton,
Joan, LeRoche, Phyllis,
Strathcona, Strathy, Torrington,
Vogt, Yates
46°59′20″N 80°4′14″W / 46.98889°N 80.07056°W / 46.98889; -80.07056
041P/01
Official
FCVJL
Tent Lake
Milne, Olive
46°51′46″N 79°45′2″W / 46.86278°N 79.75056°W / 46.86278; -79.75056
031L/13
Official
FDHMG
Tetapaga Lake
Briggs
47°3′15″N 79°53′1″W / 47.05417°N 79.88361°W / 47.05417; -79.88361
031M/04
Official
FCVOB
Thieving Bear Lake
Best
47°10′44″N 79°49′38″W / 47.17889°N 79.82722°W / 47.17889; -79.82722
031M/04
Official
FCVSY
The Three Sisters
Best
47°12′37″N 79°47′38″W / 47.21028°N 79.79389°W / 47.21028; -79.79389
031M/04
Official
FCWEV
Threeportage Lake
Askin
46°54′40″N 79°41′29″W / 46.91111°N 79.69139°W / 46.91111; -79.69139
031L/13
Official
FCWDY
Turtle Lake
Strathcona, Strathy
47°3′35″N 79°50′7″W / 47.05972°N 79.83528°W / 47.05972; -79.83528
031M/04
Official
FCYEJ
Twinsister Lake
Olive
46°52′14″N 79°49′55″W / 46.87056°N 79.83194°W / 46.87056; -79.83194
031L/13
Official
FCYON
Tyndall Lake
Banting
47°11′3″N 79°56′16″W / 47.18417°N 79.93778°W / 47.18417; -79.93778
031M/04
Official
FCYSF
U
Upper Redwater Lake as seen from along the Ontario Northland Railway
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W
Z
See also
References