Heathcote Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. The lake lies in Wabakimi Provincial Park, and is part of the Flindt River system, in the Albany River drainage basin. The Flindt River is one of the lake's main inflows (50°13′41″N 90°28′01″W / 50.228056°N 90.466944°W / 50.228056; -90.466944 (Flindt River inflow)). Other inflows include Manion Creek ( 50°13′08″N 90°26′53″W / 50.218889°N 90.448056°W / 50.218889; -90.448056 (Manion Creek inflow)). The outflow of the lake is a narrows to Heafur Lake (50°19′00″N 90°18′33″W / 50.316667°N 90.309167°W / 50.316667; -90.309167 (outflow of Heathcote Lake)).

Heathcote Lake
Heathcote Lake is located in Ontario
Heathcote Lake
Heathcote Lake
LocationWabakimi Provincial Park, Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Coordinates50°17′01″N 90°23′06″W / 50.283611°N 90.385°W / 50.283611; -90.385
Flindt River, Manion Creek
narrows to Heafur Lake
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area
22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Shore length1
54 km (34 mi)
Surface elevation
408 m (1,339 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The Canadian National Railway transcontinental mainline crosses the lake on an embankment at Flindt Landing.

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