Lake Nipissing

Lake Nipissing is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of 873.3 km², a mean elevation of 196 m above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Lake Nipissing is the third-largest lake entirely in Ontario. It is relatively shallow for a large lake, with an average depth of only 4.5 m. The shallownes…
Lake Nipissing is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has a surface area of 873.3 km², a mean elevation of 196 m above sea level, and is located between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Lake Nipissing is the third-largest lake entirely in Ontario. It is relatively shallow for a large lake, with an average depth of only 4.5 m. The shallowness of the lake makes for many sandbars along the lake's irregular shoreline. The lake reaches a maximum depth of 64 m near the mouth of the French River, off the shore of Blueberry Island. The lake has many islands most of which are protected under the Protection of Significant Wetlands scheme, controlled by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
  • Location: Ontario
  • Etymology: Ojibwe nibiinsing, meaning "at little water"
  • Primary inflows: Sturgeon River, South River, Rivière Veuve
  • Primary outflows: French River
  • Catchment area: 12,300 km² (4,700 sq mi)
  • Basin countries: Canada
  • Max. length: 65 km (40 mi)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org