Departure Lake (Ontario)

Departure Lake is a lake in geographic Haggart Township in Unorganized North Cochrane District, Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][4][5][6] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) south of the community of Departure Lake on Ontario Highway 11.

Departure Lake
Departure Lake Location in Ontario
Location	Cochrane District, Ontario
Coordinates	49°14′32″N 81°47′58″W[1]
Primary inflows	Poplar Rapids River
Primary outflows	Poplar Rapids River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	5,050 m (16,570 ft)[2]
Max. width	890 m (2,920 ft)[2]
Surface elevation	226 m (741 ft)[3]

The primary inflow, at the south, and outflow, at the north, is the Poplar Rapids River, which flows via the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.[2][1][4]

There is a picnic area on the north shore of the lake at the end of North Access Road, the road that leads south from Highway 11 at community of Departure Lake.[2][4]