| Batchawana Bay | |
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  Batchawana Bay Location in Ontario | |
| Location | Algoma District, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°52′55″N 84°28′59″W / 46.88194°N 84.48306°W[1] |
| Etymology | Badjiwanung, Ojibwe for "swift water/current" |
| Part of | Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior |
| Primary inflows | |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Islands | Batchawana Island |
Batchawana Bay is a small bay in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the eastern shore of Lake Superior, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Sault Ste. Marie.
The name "Batchawana" is derived from the Ojibwe word obatchiwanang (or spelled badjiwanung), meaning "current at the strait" or "narrows and swift water there", and refers to the turbulent or bubbling waters flowing between Batchawana Island and Sand Point where the lake narrows and a strong current and undertow results. The Ojibwe believed this was caused by an underwater spirit about to surface.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b "Batchawana Bay". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-01. (bay)
- ^ Boyle, Terry (2011). Hidden Ontario: secrets from Ontario's past. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 106. ISBN 9781554889563.
- ^ Franklin, Dixie (1991). Faces of Lake Superior (1st ed.). [West Bloomfield, MI]: A & M. p. 62. ISBN 9781878005144.
- ^ Chisholm, Barbara; Gutsche, Andrea; Floren, Russell (1998). Superior: Under the Shadow of the Gods. Toronto: Lynx Images. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-0-9698427-7-4. OCLC 39380117.