Marchington Lake (Ontario)
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Marchington Lake | |
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Marchington River | |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) |
Max. width | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Surface area | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Shore length1 | 81 km (50.3 mi) |
Surface elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Marchington Lake is a
Derived its name from John Samuels son William Marchington. William, who was a Parliamentary writer and later editor of Canada's national newspaper the 'Globe & Mail'. William also wrote for a couple of English newspapers. William had a golfing buddy who was a Cartographer, and as such he asked to use William's surname to name areas in the 'back country' of Ontario.
Hydrology
The lake lies roughly south-west to north-east, a distance of 22.5 km (14.0 mi). There are two major bays on the lake: Northeast Bay, which forms the north-east end, and McDougall Bay, which forms a large hook at the south-west corner. Another arm forms a 5 km (3.1 mi) spike leading south-east from Northeast Bay.
The
Economy
The CN transcontinental main line crosses the lake at its south-eastern arm near Robinson, travels inland, then continues along the south-west corner of the lake past Ghost River and McDougall Mills.
See also
- List of lakes in Ontario
References
- ^ "Marchington Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- Atlas of Canada topographic map sheets 52J3 and 52J4 accessed 2007-11-15
- Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. January 1, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2007.