Shikwamkwa Lake
Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada
This lake is intricately connected to the Windermere River and Goldie River with a spread of flows moving southerly in a variety of directions. The location of the water sampling is at a boat launch, where signs posted indicate that there is no fishing allowed due to its classification as a "Fish Sanctuary". There are signs that indicate the boundaries of the fish sanctuary. NOTE: The Windermere River is claimed to have been a historical trade route with connections to lakes near the Lake Superior Provincial Park, and to the east, makes connections to Balkow Lake, which is a part of the Little Missanabie Lake, which connects to the "big" Missinaibi Lake at Ferry Point, a sacred place with historical pictographs. It is indicated in elder "Archi Nolan's" notes, that there exists pictographs on the Windermere River.
Location created by
Ty Hourtovenko
- Group: Missanabie Cree First Nation : Dog Lake Head Waters Monitoring Program
- Site ID: SHL-HWY651
- Lat: 48.1227832
- Lng: -84.0674901
- Waterbody Type: Lake
- Timezone: America/Toronto
Latest photos
Water level significantly lower, which has exposed what looks to be infrastructure from a pre-existing bridge. There were a lot of minnow in the water. Note: This location is the border of a fish sanctuary to the north side of the lake, hence the abundance of minnows detected.
There was a vehicle from Michigan parked, as there was on my last trip. Along with a Pontoon boat parked on shore. Also, across the lake on the far point, was a dock that was not there on my last visit.
Fish Sanctuary is large at this location. (See photos)
This location is a boat launch to access the remainder of the lake, which is fish by certain locals and regular tourists during the fishing season.
The water is moving fast in a southerly direction.