Bobs Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in the James Bay

James Bay

James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...

 and Abitibi River

Abitibi River

The Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, which flows northwest from Lake Abitibi to join the Moose River which empties into James Bay. This river is long.The river was an important fur trading route for the Hudson's Bay Company...

 drainage basins

Drainage basin

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 in Cochrane District

Cochrane District, Ontario

Cochrane District, Ontario is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts....

 in northeastern

Northeastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...

 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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The lake is about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long and 0.8 kilometre (0.497098189319845 mi) wide, lies at an elevation of 287 metres (942 ft), and is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the community of Monteith on Ontario Highway 11 and just 800 metres (2,625 ft) south of the Abitibi River. The primary outflow is Bobs Creek

Bobs Creek (Ontario)

Bobs Creek is a river in the James Bay and Abitibi River drainage basins in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Bobs Lake to its mouth at the Shallow River.-Course:...

 at the southeast, which flows via the Shallow River and the Black River

Black River (Ontario)

Black River may refer to several rivers by that name in the province of Ontario, Canada.*The Black River in Hastings County, Ontario joins the Moira River near Tweed, Ontario....

 to the Abitibi River.

A second Bobs Lake in Cochrane District, with a similarly named primary outflow Bob's Creek, and which is also in the Abitibi River drainage basin, is Bobs Lake (Timmins, Ontario)

Bobs Lake (Timmins, Ontario)

Bobs Lake is a lake in the James Bay and Abitibi River drainage basins in the city of Timmins, Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada....

and is located 63 kilometres (39 mi) to the southwest.