Lake Nipigon
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For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Lake Nipigon (electoral district).
For the First Nations reserve, see Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation.
Lake Nipigon (/ˈnɪpɪɡɒn/ NIP-ih-gon; French: lac Nipigon; Ojibwe: Animbiigoo-zaaga'igan) is part of the Great Lakes drainage basin. It is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario.
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Lake Nipigon | |
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Location | Ontario |
Coordinates | 49°50′N 88°30′W |
Lake type | Glacial |
Primary inflows | Gull, Wabinosh, Whitesand, Little Jackfish, Ombabika, Onaman, Namewaminikan Rivers |
Primary outflows | Nipigon River |
Catchment area | 24,560 km2 (9,484 sq mi)[1] |
Basin countries | Canada |
Surface area | 4,848 km2 (1,872 sq mi) |
Average depth | 54.9 m (180 ft)[2] |
Max. depth | 165 m (541 ft) |
Water volume | 266 km3 (64 cu mi; 216×10 |
Shore length1 | 1,044 km (649 mi)[2] |
Surface elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Islands | Caribou Island, Geikie Island, Katatota Island, Kelvin Island, Logan Island, Murchison Island, Murray Island, and Shakespeare Island |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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