Upper Magpie Lake (Ontario)
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Upper Magpie Lake is a lake
in the Lake Superior
drainage basin
in Algoma District
, Ontario
, Canada
and the source of the Magpie River
. It is about 1.6 kilometre (0.994196378639691 mi) long and 0.6 kilometre (0.372823641989884 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 420 metres (1,378 ft). The primary outflow is the Magpie River which flows 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...
, 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...
and the source of 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...
. It is about 1.6 kilometre (0.994196378639691 mi) long and 0.6 kilometre (0.372823641989884 mi) wide and lies at an elevation of 420 metres (1,378 ft). The primary outflow is the Magpie River which flows into Lake Superior.