Summit Lake (Kenora District, Ontario)
Encyclopedia
Summit Lake is a lake
in Kenora District
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is about 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) long and 0.8 kilometre (0.497098189319845 mi) wide, and lies at an elevation of 391 metres (1,283 ft). The lake is in the Nelson River
system in the Hudson Bay
drainage basin
. There are no primary inflows, and the primary outflow is an unnamed creek, south towards Mud Lake, which flows into Upper Manitou Lake, and then via the Manitou River, Seine River
, Rainy River, Winnipeg River
and Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Highway 502
runs on the east side of the lake.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Kenora District
Kenora District, Ontario
Kenora District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1907 from parts of Rainy River District. It is, geographically, the largest division in that province; at 407,192.66 km2 it comprises almost 38 percent of the province's land area...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. It is about 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) long and 0.8 kilometre (0.497098189319845 mi) wide, and lies at an elevation of 391 metres (1,283 ft). The lake is in the Nelson River
Nelson River
The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Its full length is , it has mean discharge of , and has a drainage basin of , of which is in the United States...
system in the Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...
drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
. There are no primary inflows, and the primary outflow is an unnamed creek, south towards Mud Lake, which flows into Upper Manitou Lake, and then via the Manitou River, Seine River
Seine River (Ontario)
The Seine River is a river in Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Lac des Mille Lacs to Rainy Lake....
, Rainy River, Winnipeg River
Winnipeg River
The Winnipeg River is a Canadian river which flows from Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario to Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. This river is long from the Norman Dam in Kenora to its mouth at Lake Winnipeg. Its watershed is in area, mainly in Canada. About of this area is in northern...
and Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Highway 502
Highway 502 (Ontario)
Secondary Highway 502, commonly referred to as Highway 502, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway is long, connecting Highway 11 east of Fort Frances with Highway 17 in Dryden, via Highway 594...
runs on the east side of the lake.