Missinaibi Lake

Missinaibi Lake
Pictographs on Fairy Point
Missinaibi Lake is located in Ontario
Missinaibi Lake
Missinaibi Lake
LocationOntario
Coordinates48°20′N 83°45′W / 48.333°N 83.750°W / 48.333; -83.750
Primary inflowsLittle Missinaibi River
Primary outflowsMissinaibi River
Basin countriesCanada

Missinaibi Lake (Cree: masinâpôy sâkahikan, ᒪᓯᓈᐴᔾ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is a lake in Ontario, Canada, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Chapleau. It is the source of the Missinaibi River, which rises from the lake and flows northeastward into the Moose River.[1]

Together with the Missinaibi River, Brunswick River, Brunswick Lake, Little Missinaibi River, and Little Missinaibi Lake, the shores and waters of the lake are part of the Missinaibi Provincial Park. The lake is also in the middle of the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. There is a Hudson's Bay Company trading post located nearby.

The lake is named after the River of the same name, (masinâpôy sîpiy, ᒪᓯᓈᐴᔾ ᓰᐱᔾ) meaning "pictured waters" in the Cree language which is thought to refer to the pictographs found on rock faces along the river.

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  1. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition, p. 789.
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