Lake St. Joseph (Ontario)

Lake St. Joseph
Lake St. Joseph is located in Ontario
Lake St. Joseph
Lake St. Joseph
Location in Ontario
LocationKenora District and Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates51°03′13″N 90°49′38″W / 51.05361°N 90.82722°W / 51.05361; -90.82722[1]
TypeLake
Part ofJames Bay drainage basin
Primary inflowsCat River, Doghole River, Miniss River, Pembina River
Primary outflowsAlbany River, diversion to the Root River
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length90 kilometres (56 mi)
Max. width18 kilometres (11 mi)
Surface area493 square kilometres (190 sq mi)
Surface elevation374 metres (1,227 ft)[2]

Lake St. Joseph is a large lake in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is the source of the Albany River. The east end of the lake can be reached using Ontario Highway 599 from the town of Ignace, 260 kilometres (160 mi) to the south on Ontario Highway 17. The nearest town is Pickle Lake, 30 kilometres (19 mi) north along Highway 599.

  1. ^ a b "Lake St. Joseph". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  2. ^ Taken from Google Earth at geographic coordinates, accessed 2014-12-19.