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| Lake Nipigon | |
|---|---|
 View of the lake from Orient Bay | |
  Lake Nipigon | |
| Location | Ontario |
| Coordinates | 49°49′24″N 88°31′05″W / 49.82333°N 88.51806°W[1] |
| Lake type | Glacial |
| Primary inflows | Gull, Wabinosh, Whitesand, Little Jackfish, Ombabika, Onaman, Namewaminikan rivers |
| Primary outflows | Nipigon River |
| Catchment area | 24,560 km2 (9,484 sq mi)[2] |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 4,848 km2 (1,872 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 54.9 m (180 ft)[3] |
| Max. depth | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Water volume | 266 km3 (64 cu mi; 216×106 acre⋅ft)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 1,044 km (649 mi)[3] |
| Surface elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Islands | Caribou, Geikie, Katatota, Kelvin, Logan, Murchison, Murray, and Shakespeare islands |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Nipigon (/ˈnɪpɪɡɒn/ NIP-ih-gon; French: lac Nipigon; Ojibwe: Animbiigoo-zaaga'igan) is a freshwater lake in Northwestern Ontario. Part of part of the Great Lakes drainage basin, it drains through the Nipigon River into Lake Superior. It is the largest lake entirely within the Canadian province of Ontario.
- ^ "Lake Nipigon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
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GLBCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c "Lake Nipigon". World Lake Database. International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2011.