Frith Lake (Thunder Bay District)

Frith Lake (French: lac Frith) is a lake in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4][5] The lake is on Kelvin Island, a large island in Lake Nipigon, and is thus in the Great Lakes Basin.[2][4]

Frith Lake
lac Frith
Frith Lake Location in Ontario
Location	Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates	49°52′29″N 88°40′42″W[1]
Type	Lake
Part of	Great Lakes Basin
Primary outflows	unnamed creek
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Max. width	1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi)
Surface elevation	293 metres (961 ft)

Hydrology

The lake is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 1.1 kilometres (0.68 mi) wide,[2] and lies at an elevation of 293 metres (961 ft).[6] It is on Kelvin Island, a large island in Lake Nipigon, making Frith Lake a lake on an island in a lake. Frith Lake itself has a small islet.[2][4]

There are three unnamed inflows, at the west, southwest and east. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek at the northwest that flows to northwest Lake Nipigon, and then via the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.[2][4]

Natural history

The lake is part of the Lake Nipigon Conservation Reserve.[4]

References

1. "Frith Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
2. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
3. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
4. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
5. Map 15 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
6. "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-06-16.