Pagwachuan Lake
| Pagwachuan Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Thunder Bay District in Ontario (Canada) | |
| Drain | Pagwachuan River | |
| Location close to the shore | Caramat , Longlac | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 43 ′ N , 86 ° 5 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 280 m | |
| surface | 25.9 km² | |
| length | 15 km | |
| width | 3.5 km | |
| volume | 366 million m³ | |
| Maximum depth | 59 m | |
| Middle deep | 14 m | |
The Pagwachuan Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District in the Canadian province of Ontario .
The lake is 40 km east of Longlac . It has a length of 15 km, a maximum width of 3.5 km and an area of 25.9 km². The lake is divided into a south-western main basin and an elongated narrow bay in the northeast, at the end of which the Pagwachuan River flows off. The lake has no notable tributaries. The lake, located in the area of the Canadian Shield , is at an altitude of 280 m . The maximum water depth is 59 m.
The Ontario Highway 11 extends close to the northern sea shore. The Ontario Highway 625 passes the Caramat settlement about 8 km south of the lake.
The following species of fish can be found in Pagwachuan Lake: Arctic char , glass eye perch , pike , American perch , herring vendace , brook char , sea sturgeon and burbot .