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Gathering Lake
Gathering Lake is located in Ontario
Gathering Lake
Gathering Lake
Location in Ontario
Location Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates 49°25′30″N 87°27′51″W / 49.42500°N 87.46417°W / 49.42500; -87.46417
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Primary inflows Namewaminikan River, Roslyn River, Margret Creek
Primary outflows Namewaminikan River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 12.5 km (7.8 mi)
Max. width 1.2 km (0.7 mi)
Surface elevation 378 metres (1,240 ft)

Gathering Lake is a long, narrow lake in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin.

The main inflow is the Namewaminikan River at the east. Secondary inflows are the Roslyn River at the south and Margret Creek northeast. The major outflow, at the north, is also the Namewaminikan River, which flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

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