Attawapiskat Lake

Attawapiskat Lake (/ˌætəˈwɑːpɪskæt/)[1] is a lake in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. The primary inflows are the Otoskwin River, the Marten-Drinking River and the Pineimuta River. The two outflows are the Attawapiskat River and the North Channel, which itself flows into the Attawapiskat River.

Attawapiskat Lake
Attawapiskat Lake
Location	Kenora District, Ontario
Coordinates	52°14′36″N 87°53′51″W
Primary inflows	Otoskwin River, Marten-Drinking River, Pineimuta River
Primary outflows	Attawapiskat River, North Channel
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	281 square kilometres (108 sq mi)
Shore length1	596 kilometres (370 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The First Nations community of Neskantaga (also known as Lansdowne House, Ontario) is located on the west side of the lake.

The name of the lake comes from a region through which the Attawapiskat River flows less than 100 kilometres (62 mi) from its mouth, where it has carved out several clusters of high limestone islands, nicknamed by canoeists the "Birthday Cakes". The formations are unique to the region, the Swampy Cree (Omushkegowuk) word for which, tawâpiskâ (as "kâh-tawâpiskâk" in its Conjunct form and as "êh-tawâpiskât" in its Participle form), gives name to the river and hence the lake.[2]