Gibson Lake is an
endorheic lake
An endorheic lake (also called a sink lake or terminal lake) is a collection of water within an endorheic basin, or sink, with no evident outlet. Endorheic lakes are generally saline as a result of being unable to get rid of solutes left in the l ...
in the
geographic townships of Bond, Macklem,
Sheraton,
and Thomas in
Cochrane District
Cochrane District is a district and Census divisions of Canada, census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming District, Timiskami ...
in
Northeastern
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Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
Thomas Township and Macklem Township are part of the city of
Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...
; Bond Township is part of the municipality of
Black River-Matheson
Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. The municipality is astride the Black River, for which it is partly named. The Matheson railway station was serviced by the Northlander until 2012.
...
; and Sheraton Township is part of
Unorganized South West Cochrane District
Unorganized South West Cochrane District is an unorganized area in the Canadian province of Ontario, encompassing the small portion of the Cochrane District, between Black River-Matheson and Timmins, which is not part of either municipality.
The ...
.
Little Gibson Lake
Gibson Lake is an endorheic lake in geographic Macklem Township, in the city of Timmins, Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
Gibson Lake is adjacent to the southeast. Gibson Lake Road travels south to the lake from Ontario Highwa ...
is adjacent to the northwest. Gibson Lake Road travels south to the lake from
Ontario Highway 101
King's Highway 101, commonly referred to as Highway 101, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway connects Highway 17 west of Wawa with Highway 11 in Matheson before continuing east to ...
.
See also
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List of lakes in Ontario
This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada. There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario, constituting around 20% of the world's fresh water supply.
Larger lake statistics
This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an ar ...
References
Other map sources:
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Lakes of Cochrane District
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