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Lake George is located in Ontario
Lake George
Lake George
Location in Ontario
Location Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 46°24′23″N 84°07′11″W / 46.40639°N 84.11972°W / 46.40639; -84.11972
Type Lake
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Primary inflows St. Marys River
Max. length 16 km (9.9 mi)
Max. width 7 km (4.3 mi)
Surface elevation 176 m (577 ft)

Lake George is a lake in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States, and Algoma District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, that lies between Sugar Island in Michigan on the west and the Ontario mainland on the east.

The lake is in the Great Lakes Basin and is part of Lake Huron and the St. Marys River. The primary inflow is the river arriving from Little Lake George at the north, and the primary outflow is the East Neebish Channel to the St. Joseph Channel at the south.

Tributaries

Clockwise from mouth

  • In Michigan
    • Rock Bottom Creek (right)
    • Wilmar Creek (right)
  • In Ontario
    • Bar River (left)
    • Echo River (left)
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