Trout Lake (Ontario)

Trout Lake
Dawn in July 2022
Trout Lake is located in Southern Ontario
Trout Lake
Trout Lake
Location in Ontario
Trout Lake is located in Ontario
Trout Lake
Trout Lake
Trout Lake (Ontario)
Trout Lake is located in Canada
Trout Lake
Trout Lake
Trout Lake (Canada)
LocationNorth of East Ferris & east of North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario
Coordinates46°19′N 79°19′W / 46.317°N 79.317°W / 46.317; -79.317
TypeLake
EtymologyTrout
Part ofOttawa River drainage basin
Max. length11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Max. depth226 ft (69 m)
Shore length132 miles (51 km)
Surface elevation202 m (663 ft)
Islands25
Settlements
Corbeil (S)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Not to be confused with Big Trout Lake. For other places with the same name, see Trout Lake (disambiguation).

Trout Lake is a lake in the municipalities of East Ferris and North Bay, Nipissing District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of the much larger Lake Nipissing, with the city of North Bay in between them. Trout Lake is the source of the Mattawa River and a significant body of water on a well-known historic North American voyageur (fur-trading) route. It is about 11 kilometres (7 mi) long and 4 kilometres (2 mi) wide and exits eastward into the Mattawa River, which flows via the Ottawa River to the St. Lawrence River.[2] Some of the most difficult portages are found on this part of the voyageur route between Trout Lake and the end of the Mattawa River, e.g., Portage de Mauvaise Musique, located at the Talon Chute (named after explorer and voyageur Jean Talon).

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