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Arras Lake

Coordinates: 48°15′44″N 80°22′12″W / 48.26222°N 80.37000°W / 48.26222; -80.37000
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Arras Lake
Arras Lake is located in Ontario
Arras Lake
Arras Lake
Location in Ontario
LocationLee Township, Timiskaming District, Ontario
Coordinates48°15′44″N 80°22′12″W / 48.26222°N 80.37000°W / 48.26222; -80.37000
Part ofJames Bay drainage basin
Primary inflowsTomwool Creek
Primary outflowsTomwool Creek
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length420 m (1,380 ft)
Max. width350 m (1,150 ft)
Surface elevation343 metres (1,125 ft)[1]
References[2]

Arras Lake is a small lake in geographic Lee Township[3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2] The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin and is on Tomwool Creek. The nearest community is Bourkes, 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the northeast.

The lake is about 420 metres (1,380 ft) long and 350 metres (1,150 ft) wide. The primary inflow, at the west, is Tomwool Creek arriving from Burl Lakes. The primary outflow, at the south, is also Tomwool Creek, which heads south to Tomwool Lake. Tomwwool Creek flows via Sarsfield Creek, Meyers Lake, Woollings Creek, the Whiteclay River, the Black River, the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

References

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  1. ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Arras Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. ^ "Lee" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

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