Tripoli Lake (Algoma District, Ontario)
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Tripoli Lake is a lake
in the Lake Superior
drainage basin
in Algoma District
, northeastern
Ontario
, Canada
. It is about 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) long and 0.9 kilometre (0.559235462984826 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 422 metres (1,385 ft). The Canadian Pacific Railway
transcontinental
main line
passes at the southwest tip of the lake.
The primary inflow is an unnamed creek from West Tripoli Lake
, and the primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Tripoli Creek
, which flows via the Magpie River
into Lake Superior.
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 the Lake Superior
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
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...
in Algoma District
Algoma District, Ontario
Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858 comprising territory as far west as Minnesota...
, northeastern
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is about 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) long and 0.9 kilometre (0.559235462984826 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 422 metres (1,385 ft). The Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
transcontinental
Transcontinental railroad
A transcontinental railroad is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single railroad, or over those owned or controlled by multiple railway companies...
main line
Main line (railway)
The Mainline or Main line of a railway is a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected....
passes at the southwest tip of the lake.
The primary inflow is an unnamed creek from West Tripoli Lake
West Tripoli Lake (Ontario)
West Tripoli Lake is a lake in the Lake Superior drainage basin in Algoma District, northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of...
, and the primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Tripoli Creek
Tripoli Creek (Algoma District, Ontario)
Tripoli Creek is a creek in the Lake Superior drainage basin in Algoma District, northeastern Ontario, Canada.-Hydrology:The creek begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of , about north of Highway 17, travels north through a series of small lakes, and crosses the Canadian Pacific Railway...
, which flows via the Magpie River
Magpie River (Ontario)
The Magpie River is a river in Algoma District, northeastern Ontario, Canada that empties into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior near the town of Wawa...
into Lake Superior.