Lake Nosbonsing

Lake Nosbonsing (French: Lac Nosbonsing) is a lake in the municipalities of Bonfield, Chisholm, and East Ferris in Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is near the City of North Bay, is the source of the Kaibuskong River, and is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.

Lake Nosbonsing
Astorville at the western end of the lake
Lake Nosbonsing
Location in Ontario
LocationNipissing District, Ontario
Coordinates46°12′09″N 79°12′31″W[1]
TypeLake
Part ofSaint Lawrence River drainage basin
Primary inflowsDepot Creek
Primary outflowsKaibuskong River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Surface elevation237 metres (778 ft)[2]
IslandsPerron Island
SettlementsAstorville, Bonfield, Nosbonsing

The primary inflow, at the south, is Depot Creek. The primary outflow, at the northeast, is the Kaibuskong River, which flows via the Mattawa River and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

The middle and west of the lake are in East Ferris;[3] the east of the lake is in Bonfield;[4] and a small portion of the very south centre of the lake is in Chisholm.[5] There are three named communities on the lake: Astorville, at the western tip, and Nosbonsing at the north, both in East Ferris; and Bonfield, at the northeast at the outflow of the Kaibuskong River, in Bonfield. The original Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line runs along the northeast shore from the communities of Bonfield to Nosbonsing. There is one named island, Perron Island, in the west part of the lake; and two named points: Shields Point and McConnell Point, both on the north shore.

See also
  • List of lakes in Ontario

References
  1. "Lake Nosbonsing". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  2. Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-08-31.
  3. "Ferris" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  4. "Bonfield" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  5. "Chisholm" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.

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