Foxear Lake

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 / 49.71972; -87.64611
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]

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.

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

  1. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates. Accessed 2016-03-13.
  2. 1 2 "Foxear Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. "Walters" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

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