Departure Lake, Ontario
Departure Lake | |
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Dispersed rural community | |
  Departure Lake Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′16″N 81°47′52″W / 49.28778°N 81.79778°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Part | Unorganized North Cochrane District |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
Departure Lake is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in geographic Haggart Township, Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Ontario Highway 11 between the communities of Strickland to the west and Smooth Rock Falls to the east.[1][3][4][5][6]
The community is counted as part of Unorganized North Cochrane District in Canadian census data.
The mouth of Haggart Creek at the Poplar Rapids River is southeast of the community,[7] and the Poplar Rapids River itself passes under Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway just east of the community. Departure Lake, a lake on the Poplar Rapids River, is 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) south of the community at the end of North Access Road, where there is a picnic area.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Departure Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Google Earth". Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ a b "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ "Haggart Creek". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
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