Lee Township is a

geographic Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

township in the Unorganized West Part of

Timiskaming District Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from pa ...

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. The township is uninhabited, and has no communities. The northern border of the township forms part of the border between Timiskaming District and

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 ...

. The township is bordered on the north by 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. ...

, Cochrane District; on the east by Maisonville Township; on the south by Bompas Township; and on the west by Terry Township. Lee Township is home to Arras Lake, Berube Lake,

Burl Lakes Burl Lakes is a small lake in geographic Lee Township in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin and is on Tomwool Creek. The nearest community is Bourkes ...

, Knight Lake,

Lillord Lake Lillord Lake is a lake in geographic Lee Township in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The lake is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is the source of Lillord Creek. The neares ...

, Nausikaa Lake,

Sarsfield Lake Sarsfield Lake is a small lake in Lee Township, Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single po ...

Tomwool Lake Tomwool Lake is a small lake in geographic Lee Township in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowi ...

, and Verona Lake, and parts of

Cariad Lake Cariad Lake is a small lake in Cochrane District and Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The lake is in the James Bay drainage basin and is the source of Tomwool Creek. The nearest community is Bourkes, to the east northeas ...

, Gould Lake, Meyers Lake and

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

. Lillord Creek,

Sarsfield Creek Sarsfield Creek is a creek in Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of Woollings Creek. Course The creek rises at Little Sarsfield Lake in geographic Bompas Townsh ...

and Tomwool Creek flow all or in part through the township.

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