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Thunder Bay District was created in 1871 by provincial statute from the western half of Algoma District, named after a large bay on the north shore of Lake Superior.Its northern and western boundaries were uncertain until Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. [4]
Selassie Lake; Seseganaga Lake; Shebandowan Lakes; Smoothrock Lake; Snowshoe Lake (Thunder Bay District) South Summit Lake (Ontario) Lake St. Joseph (Ontario) Steel Lake (Ontario) Sturgeon Lake (Northwestern Ontario) Summit Lake (Thunder Bay District) Lake Superior; Swallow Lake (Matawin River)
The city takes this name from the immense Thunder Bay at the head of Lake Superior, known on 18th-century French maps as Baie du Tonnerre (Bay of Thunder). [13] The city is often referred to as the "Lakehead", or "Canadian Lakehead", because of its location at the end of Great Lakes navigation on the Canadian side of the border. [14]
Lac des Mille Lacs is a lake in the western part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Nelson River drainage basin and is the source of the Seine River. The lake lies between Ontario Highway 17 on the north and Ontario Highway 11 on the south about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of Thunder Bay.
Loch Lomond is a large spring-fed lake located 102 metres (335 ft) above Lake Superior, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It is located in behind Mount McKay, in the Fort William First Nation and Neebing Municipality. [1] Loch Lomond is considered to be a deep oligotrophic lake.
Corrigan Lake is a lake in the municipality of Greenstone, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, lies in the geographic townships of Sandra [3] and Irwin, [4] and is the source of Corrigan Creek. The main inflow is an unnamed creek at the east.
Whitesand Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The primary inflow and outflow is the Whitesand River . The lake is about 3,600 metres (11,811 ft) long and 500 metres (1,640 ft) wide and lies at an elevation of 311 metres (1,020 ft).
McKay Lake is a lake in Lake Superior drainage basin in the east part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada and the source of the Pic River.The northeast tip of the lake is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the Canadian National Railway mainline, 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Ontario Highway 11 and 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the community of Caramat.