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Chief Tonene Lake (previously Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene[1]) is a lake in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada.
| Chief Tonene Lake | |
|---|---|
| Tournene Lake (former name) | |
  Chief Tonene Lake | |
| Location | Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°07′00″N 79°38′30″W |
| Type | Lake |
| Part of | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
| Max. length | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
Chief Tonene Lake is located in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada.[2] It is situated approximately equidistant between Virginiatown and the township of Larder Lake.[2] It is located immediately south of on the Golden Highway element of Ontario Highway 66,[2] south of Bear Lake and north of Larder Lake.[3]
Geologically, the lake is immediately south of the Larder Lake-Cadillac fault line.[4]
The lake was previously known as Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene (in French), until 2016 when it was officially re-named.[3][2] The lake is named after Ignace Tonené, the chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai First Nations community.[5]
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