Gowganda
Gowganda | |
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Dispersed Rural Community | |
Lookout Point Lodge, seen from Gowganda Lake at Gowganda | |
Gowganda Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′57″N 80°46′13″W / 47.64917°N 80.77028°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Census subdiv. | Unorg. West Timiskaming |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 81 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code | P0J 1J0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
Gowganda is a Dispersed Rural Community and unincorporated place in geographic Nicol Township, Timiskaming District, in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is at the outlet of the Montreal River from Lake Gowganda, and is on Ontario Highway 560.
The community's name, taken from the lake and formerly also spelled as Gow Ganda, is an indigenous word meaning "porcupines home".
The West Montreal River Provincial Park is accessible via Highway 560 at Gowganda.