Trout Lake (Ontario)

Trout Lake
Trout Lake
Location in Ontario
Trout Lake
Trout Lake (Ontario)
Trout Lake
Trout Lake (Canada)
LocationNorth of East Ferris and east of North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario
Coordinates46°19′09″N 79°20′11″W / 46.31917°N 79.33639°W / 46.31917; -79.33639
TypeLake
EtymologyTrout
Part ofOttawa River drainage basin
Max. length11 km (6.8 mi)
Max. width4 km (2.5 mi)
Surface area18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Max. depth69 m (226 ft)
Shore length151 km (32 mi)
Surface elevation202 m (663 ft)
Islands25
SettlementsCorbeil (S)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Trout Lake is a lake in the municipalities of East Ferris and North Bay, Nipissing District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the much larger Lake Nipissing, with the city of North Bay in between them. Trout Lake is the source of the Mattawa River and a significant body of water on a well-known historic North American voyageur (fur-trading) route. It is about 11 km (6.8 mi) long and 4 km (2.5 mi) wide and exits eastward into the Mattawa River, which flows via the Ottawa River to the St. Lawrence River. Some of the most difficult portages are found on this part of the voyageur route between Trout Lake and the end of the Mattawa River, e.g., Portage de Mauvaise Musique, located at the Talon Chute (named after Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France).