Lake Nepahwin
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  Lake Nepahwin Location within Ontario | |
| Location | Sudbury, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 46°27′29″N 80°59′24″W / 46.458°N 80.990°W |
| Lake type | Glacial |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) | |
| Max. depth | 22 m (72 ft) |
Shore length1 | 9.9 km (6.2 mi) |
Surface elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Islands | Gordon, Meda, McMahon's, Duck, two unnamed |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake Nepahwin is a lake in Sudbury, Ontario, located to the south of the city's downtown area.
Origin of the name
Its name was derived by settlers from the Anishinaabemowin name nibaawin: the root verb nibaa (to sleep) plus the suffix win which turns it into a noun, hence "sleeping lake". The name was adopted on August 4, 1949 following a community plebiscite.
See also
References
- Hallman, A., Nepahwin Lake Watershed: Its past, present, and future, Co-operative Freshwater Ecology Unit, Laurentian University, 1996
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