Fourbass Lake (Ontario)

Fourbass Lake
Fourbass Lake
Location	Timiskaming District, Ontario
Coordinates	47°05′29″N 79°31′40″W
Primary inflows	Matabitchuan River
Primary outflows	Matabitchuan River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	7.3 km (4.5 mi)
Max. width	4.3 km (2.7 mi)
Surface elevation	274 m (899 ft)

Fourbass Lake is a lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Temagami.

Hydrology

The lake is about 7.3 kilometres (4.5 mi) long and 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 274 metres (899 ft). The primary inflow is the Matabitchuan River, from Rabbit Lake further upstream, at the southern tip. Other inflows are unnamed creeks from Cooper Lake at the east and Gorrie Lake at the west. The primary outflow is also the Matabitchuan River, at the northwest tip. A dam controls the outflow, and some of the water from the lake is diverted through penstocks from a point 47°07′17″N 79°29′54″W southeast of the river outflow to the Ontario Power Generation Matabitchuan Generating Station. Highway 567 leads from the community of North Cobalt (in Temiskaming Shores) to the generating station. The lake's waters flow via the Matabitchuan River into Lake Timiskaming, then via the Ottawa River into the St. Lawrence River.

See also

• Timiskaming Dam-Bridge of Quebec Replacement Project, August 21, 2018
• Timiskaming Dam complex first phase opens

References

• "Fourbass Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 31M4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-02-22.