Arsenic Lake is a lake in the Ottawa River drainage basin in Strathy Township of Temagami, Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located between the town of Temagami and Temagami North near Highway 11. It is the only officially named Arsenic Lake in Canada.[1]

Arsenic Lake
View of Arsenic Lake from Leckie Mine on its eastern shore
Arsenic Lake is located in Ontario
Arsenic Lake
Arsenic Lake
Location of Arsenic Lake in Ontario
LocationTemagami, Nipissing, Ontario
Coordinates47°05′33″N 79°48′20″W / 47.09250°N 79.80556°W / 47.09250; -79.80556
TypeLake
Part ofOttawa River drainage basin
Max. length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface elevation310 m (1,020 ft)

The primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Net Lake, which flows via Cassels Lake, Rabbit Lake, the Matabitchuan River and Lake Timiskaming into the Ottawa River.

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  • "Arsenic Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  • "Topographic Map sheet 31M4". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2011-02-18.