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Lake Nipissing is a lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 in the Canadian province of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
. It has a surface area of , a mean elevation of above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
, and is located between the Ottawa River
Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It defines for most of its length the border between these two provinces....
 and Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. The main body of the bay lies east of the Bruce Peninsula and south of Manitoulin Island....
. Excluding the Great Lakes
Great Lakes

The St. Lawrence River Great Lakes are a chain of fresh water lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada ? United States border. Consisting of Lakes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth....
, Lake Nipissing is the fifth-largest lake in Ontario. It is relatively shallow for a large lake, with an average depth of only . The shallowness of the lake makes for many sandbars along the lake's irregular coastline. The lake has many island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s.

The largest population centre on the lake's shoreline is the city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 of North Bay
North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada . North Bay takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing, and covers an area of 314.92 km? It is the seat of Nipissing District, Ontario....
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Lake Nipissing is a lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 in the Canadian province of Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
. It has a surface area of , a mean elevation of above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
, and is located between the Ottawa River
Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It defines for most of its length the border between these two provinces....
 and Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay

Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. The main body of the bay lies east of the Bruce Peninsula and south of Manitoulin Island....
. Excluding the Great Lakes
Great Lakes

The St. Lawrence River Great Lakes are a chain of fresh water lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada ? United States border. Consisting of Lakes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth....
, Lake Nipissing is the fifth-largest lake in Ontario. It is relatively shallow for a large lake, with an average depth of only . The shallowness of the lake makes for many sandbars along the lake's irregular coastline. The lake has many island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s.

The largest population centre on the lake's shoreline is the city
City

A city is an urban area with a high population density and a particular administrative, legal, or historical status.Large industrialized cities generally have advanced systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, house, and transportation and more....
 of North Bay
North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada . North Bay takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing, and covers an area of 314.92 km? It is the seat of Nipissing District, Ontario....
. North Bay sits along the lake's northeastern shoreline. Other notable towns are Callander
Callander, Ontario

The Municipality of Callander is a township in central Ontario, Canada located at the southeast end of Lake Nipissing in the Parry Sound District, Ontario....
 (south of North Bay along Highway 11). The larger towns toward the western end of the lake are Sturgeon Falls, Garden Village, Cache Bay and Lavigne.

Lake Nipissing drains into Georgian Bay, which is a part of Lake Huron
Lake Huron

Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the U.S. state of Michigan, and on the east by the Provinces and territories of Canada of Ontario, Canada, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America....
, via the French River
French River (Ontario)

The French River is a river in central Ontario, Canada. It flows from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District, Ontario and the Sudbury District, Ontario, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario....
. Lake Nipissing lies about northwest of Algonquin Provincial Park
Algonquin Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park is a Ontario Parks located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in central Ontario, Canada, mostly within the Nipissing, Unorganized, South Part, Ontario....
. The French fur trader Étienne Brűlé
Étienne Brűlé

?tienne Br?l? was a French people explorer and voyageur in Canada in the 17th century. A rugged outdoorsman, he took to the lifestyle of the First Nations....
 was the first European to visit the lake in 1610. Jean Nicolet
Jean Nicolet

Jean Nicolet de Belleborne was a France coureur des bois noted for exploring Green Bay in early modern North America....
, another French trader and explorer had a "cabin and trading-house" for eight or nine years living among the Indians on the shores of Lake Nipissing until 1633 when he was recalled to Québec to become Commissary and Indian Interpreter for the "Company of the Hundred Associates." The first permanent European settlement on the lake dates from around 1874 on the southeast corner. In 1882 the North West Mounted Police established their presence on the north east shore.

The lake contains over 40 different species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of fish
Fish

A fish is any marine biology vertebrate animal that is typically ectothermic , covered with scale , and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins....
. Numerous sport fishing lodge
Lodge

Lodge may refer to:*Lodge , an American cookware manufacturer*Masonic Lodge, the basic organization of Freemasonry*Orange Lodge, the basic organisation of the Orange Institution...
s dot the main shoreline and can also be found on several of Nipissing's many islands. Most anglers target walleye
Walleye

Walleye or yellow pickerel or pickerel is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European Zander....
, smallmouth bass
Smallmouth bass

The smallmouth bass is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. It is the type species of its genus. One of the black basses, it is a popular gamefish sought by anglers throughout the temperate zones of North America, and has been spread by stock to many cool-water rivers and lakes in the United States an...
, muskie
Muskie

Muskie may refer to:*Ed Muskie, American politician*muskellunge, freshwater fish native to North America...
, and northern pike
Northern Pike

The northern pike , Esox lucius, is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox . They are typical of brackish water and freshwaters of the northern hemisphere ....
. For various reasons, largely social, numerous stocking
Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Unlike fishing, aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, implies the cultivation of aquatic populations under controlled conditions....
 associations are engaged in attempts to artificially manipulate the lake's walleye population.

The lake's name means "big water" in the Algonquin language
Algonquin language

Algonquin is either a distinct Algonquian languages closely related to the Anishinaabe language or a particularly divergent Anishinaabe language dialects....
. The name Nipissing was also given to many places in the area, notably the Township of Nipissing
Nipissing, Ontario

Nipissing is a township in central Ontario, Canada on Lake Nipissing in Parry Sound District, Ontario. Nipissing was surveyed between 1874 and 1881, and was incorporated in 1888....
, Nipissing District
Nipissing District, Ontario

Nipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay, Ontario....
, and Nipissing University
Nipissing University

Nipissing University is a small liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a 720 acre farm site overlooking Lake Nipissing....
.

In the days of fur trade
Fur trade

The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur....
, voyageurs
Coureur des bois

A coureur des bois was an individual who engaged in the fur trade without permission from the France authorities. The coureurs des bois, mostly of French descent, operated during the late 17th century and early 18th century in eastern North America, particularly in New France....
 travelled through the lake by canoe
Canoe

A canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes usually are pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be covered....
 via the Mattawa
Mattawa River

The Mattawa River is a river in central Ontario, Canada. It flows east from Trout Lake east of North Bay, Ontario and enters the Ottawa River at the town of Mattawa, Ontario....
 and French
French River (Ontario)

The French River is a river in central Ontario, Canada. It flows from Lake Nipissing west to Georgian Bay. The river largely follows the boundary between the Parry Sound District, Ontario and the Sudbury District, Ontario, and in most contexts is considered the dividing line between Northern Ontario and Southern Ontario....
 river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s. When the fur trade started to decline in the 1880s, logging became the main economic activity. After World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, the primary economic activity became tourism and recreation, although logging still contributes a significant economic stimulus to the area.

Unlike most lakes in Ontario, Lake Nipissing contains two volcanic pipe
Volcanic pipe

Volcanic pipes are wiktionary:subterranean geology structures formed by the violent, supersonic eruption of deep-origin volcanoes. They are considered to be a type of diatreme....
s, which are the Manitou Islands
Manitou Islands (Lake Nipissing)

The Manitou Islands are a series of small islands placed in a circle on Lake Nipissing, 20 km southwest of North Bay, Ontario, Canada.Grand Manitou Island, the largest of these islands, once held a dance hall and hotel, but it burned to the ground....
 and Callander Bay
Callander Bay

Callander Bay is a bay at the extreme east of Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada. It is 3 km in diameter and the main community of Callander, Ontario is located just east of Callander Bay....
. The volcanic pipes formed by the violent, supersonic
Supersonic

The term supersonic is used to define a speed that is over the speed of sound . At a typical temperature like 21 ?C , the threshold value required for an object to be traveling at a supersonic speed is approximately 344 metre per second, ....
 eruption of deep-origin volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
es. Lake Nipissing lies in the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben
Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben

The Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben with its branch the Timiskaming Graben, is an ancient rift valley in the Canadian Shield of Northeastern Ontario and Quebec, Canada....
, a Mesozoic
Mesozoic

The Mesozoic Era is one of three Geologic time scale of the Phanerozoic eon . The division of time into eras dates back to Giovanni Arduino, in the 18th century, although his original name for the era now called the 'Mesozoic' was 'Secondary' ....
 rift valley
Rift valley

A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault . This action is manifest as crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface which is subsequently further deepened by the forces of erosion....
 that formed 175 million years ago.

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