Lake Timiskaming
Lake Timiskaming (French:
Lac Témiscamingue) is a large freshwater lake on the
provincial border between
Ontario and
Quebec,
Canada. The lake, which forms part of the
Ottawa River, is 110 km in length and covers an area of almost 295 square kilometres. While the water level is only 176 m above
sea-level, the lake is in places up to 216m deep. There are several islands on the lake, notably Mann and du Collège islands.
The name is from the
Algonquin Temikami or
Temikaming, meaning "deep waters".
The lake and surrounding area are popular for outdoor recreation. In June
1978, 12 children and 1 teacher from St John's School,
Toronto died, when their
canoes capsized on a school outing.
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Description on Notre-Dame-du-Nord municipal website
