Caribou Lake is a lake in the Ottawa River drainage basin in Strathy Township of Temagami, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The municipality centre of Temagami is located on the north-northwestern shore of the lake.
| Caribou Lake | |
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 An aerial view of the Temagami townsite, Lake Temagami (centre-left) and Caribou Lake (bottom) | |
  Caribou Lake Location of Caribou Lake in Ontario | |
| Location | Temagami, Nipissing, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 47°03′37″N 79°47′09″W / 47.06028°N 79.78583°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Ottawa River drainage basin |
| Max. length | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
The primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Snake Island Lake, which flows via Cassels Lake, Rabbit Lake, the Matabitchuan River and Lake Timiskaming into the Ottawa River.
Caribou Mountain, a large forested hill with a 30.4 m (100 ft) fire tower on its summit, rises above Caribou Lake with a topographical prominence of 122 m (400 ft).
See also
References
- "Fire Tower - Tour of Temagami's Caribou Mountain and Fire Tower". Municipality of Temagami. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- "Caribou Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- "Topographic Map sheet 31M4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2011-02-18.