Canoe Lake (Blind River)

For other lakes in Ontario named Canoe Lake, see Canoe Lake (Ontario).
Canoe Lake (Blind River)
Location Algoma District, Ontario
Coordinates 46°16′49″N 83°02′20″W / 46.28028°N 83.03889°W / 46.28028; -83.03889Coordinates: 46°16′49″N 83°02′20″W / 46.28028°N 83.03889°W / 46.28028; -83.03889
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 6 km (3.7 mi)
Max. width 1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface elevation 202 m (663 ft)

Canoe Lake is a lake in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of the community of Blind River. The lake is shaped like a compressed letter "Z" with the horizontal strokes of the "Z" aligned northwest to southeast. The more northerly arm of the lake is about 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) long and the southerly arm 3 kilometres (2 mi). The lake occupies a total envelope of about 6 kilometres (4 mi) by 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi). The primary inflow and outflow is the Blind River, which leads into Lake Huron. The outflow point is a small hydroelectric dam.

There is a second Canoe Lake in Algoma District further east, Canoe Lake (Lizard Creek), part of the Serpent River system.

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