Tomwool Lake
LocationLee Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario
Coordinates48°15′19″N 80°22′00″W
Part ofJames Bay drainage basin
InflowTomwool Creek
OutflowTomwool Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Length1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Width270 m (890 ft)
Area8.78 ha (21.7 acres)
Elevation342 metres (1,122 ft)[1]
Reference[2]

Tomwool Lake is a small lake in geographic Lee Township[3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin and is on Tomwool Creek. The nearest community is Bourkes, 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the northeast.

The lake is about 1,170 metres (3,840 ft) long and 270 metres (890 ft) wide. The primary inflow, at the west, is Tomwool Creek arriving from Arras Lake. There are secondary inflows at the west and east. The primary outflow, at the south, is also Tomwool Creek, which heads south. Tomwwool Creek flows via Sarsfield Creek, Meyers Lake, Woollings Creek, the Whiteclay River, the Black River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

References

  1. ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-31.
  2. ^ "Tomwool Lake". FCWUQ. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. ^ "Lee". Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

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