Mameigwess Lake (French: lac Mameigwess) is a lake in the south of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4][5] The lake is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.

Mameigwess Lake
lac Mameigwess
Mameigwess Lake Location in Ontario
Location	Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates	49°33′03″N 91°49′32″W[1]
Type	Lake
Part of	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Primary outflows	Mameigwess River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	14 kilometres (8.7 mi)
Max. width	8 kilometres (5.0 mi)
Surface elevation	405 metres (1,329 ft)

The lake is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) wide,[2] and lies at an elevation of 405 metres (1,329 ft).[6] The southwest corner of the lake is in geographic Isley Township[7] and the southeast corner of the lake in geographic Bradshaw Township.[8] The lake is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the community of Ignace; and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Ontario Highway 17, and can be reached from that highway by road.[2][4][5] There is a hunting and fishing camp on the lake.[9]

There are numerous unnamed inflows. The primary outflow, at the southeast in geographic Bradshaw Township,[8] is the Mameigwess River, which flows via the Agimak River, the English River, the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.[2][4]

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