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Bobs Lake (Cochrane District)

Coordinates: 48°44′36″N 80°22′33″W / 48.74333°N 80.37583°W / 48.74333; -80.37583
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Bobs Lake
Bobs Lake is located in Ontario
Bobs Lake
Bobs Lake
Location of Bobs Lake in Ontario.
LocationOntario, Canada
Coordinates48°44′36″N 80°22′33″W / 48.74333°N 80.37583°W / 48.74333; -80.37583
TypeLake
Max. length1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Max. width0.8 km (0.50 mi)
Surface elevation287 m (942 ft)

Bobs Lake is a lake in the James Bay and Abitibi River drainage basins in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.

The lake is about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long and 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) wide, lies at an elevation of 287 metres (942 ft), and is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the community of Monteith on Ontario Highway 11 and just 800 metres (2,625 ft) south of the Abitibi River. The primary outflow is Bobs Creek at the southeast, which flows via the Shallow River and the Black River to the Abitibi River.

A second Bobs Lake in Cochrane District, with a similarly named primary outflow Bob's Creek, and which is also in the Abitibi River drainage basin, is Bob's Lake (Timmins) (with an apostrophe) and is located 63 kilometres (39 mi) to the southwest.

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References

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  • "Bobs Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  • "Topographic Map sheets 42A9, 42A16". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-23.