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Heathcote Lake

Coordinates: 50°17′01″N 90°23′06″W / 50.283611°N 90.385°W / 50.283611; -90.385
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Heathcote Lake
Heathcote Lake is located in Ontario
Heathcote Lake
Heathcote Lake
LocationWabakimi Provincial Park, Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates50°17′01″N 90°23′06″W / 50.283611°N 90.385°W / 50.283611; -90.385
Primary inflowsFlindt River, Manion Creek
Primary outflowsnarrows to Heafur Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Shore length154 km (34 mi)
Surface elevation408 m (1,339 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Heathcote Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The lake lies in Wabakimi Provincial Park, and is part of the Flindt River system, in the Albany River drainage basin. The Flindt River is one of the lake's main inflows (50°13′41″N 90°28′01″W / 50.228056°N 90.466944°W / 50.228056; -90.466944 (Flindt River inflow)). Other inflows include Manion Creek ( 50°13′08″N 90°26′53″W / 50.218889°N 90.448056°W / 50.218889; -90.448056 (Manion Creek inflow)). The outflow of the lake is a narrows to Heafur Lake (50°19′00″N 90°18′33″W / 50.316667°N 90.309167°W / 50.316667; -90.309167 (outflow of Heathcote Lake)).

The Canadian National Railway transcontinental mainline crosses the lake on an embankment at Flindt Landing.

References

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  • "Topographic Map sheets 52J1, 52J8". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  • "Map sheet 13" (PDF). Official Road Map of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  • "Wabakimi Canoe Routes - Volume 1" (PDF). Canadian Wilderness Experience. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-31.