| Rib Lake | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Rib_Lake.jpg) Satellite image of Rib Lake (middle) and smaller adjacent lakes | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Canada_Ontario_relief_location_map.jpg)  Rib Lake | |
| Location | Latchford and Temagami, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 47°12′53″N 79°42′58″W / 47.21472°N 79.71611°W |
| Part of | Ottawa River drainage basin |
| Primary inflows | Ten unnamed creeks |
| Primary outflows | Net Creek |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Islands | Babcock Island, Sans Souci Island |
| Settlements | Freeman, Rib Lake |
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Location of Rib Lake in Ontario
Rib Lake is a long and narrow lake in the Town of Latchford and in the Municipality of Temagami in Northeastern Ontario, Canada,[1] located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of the centre of the community of Latchford and 9 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the community of Temagami North. The lake is in the Ottawa River drainage basin and is the main access for canoeists en route to Rib Mountain.
The lake was originally called Gitchiway-Pigigonaysing by the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, meaning Big Rib Lake.[2]
- ^ "Rib Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "Benefication Report on the Temagami Traprock Property": 4. AFRI 31M04NE2014.
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