LAKE OF THE

See also:

• WOODS, LEONARD (1774-1854)
• WOODS, SIR ALBERT (1816-1904)

WOODS  , a lake in the south-west of the province of Ontario, Canada, bordering west on the province of Manitoba, and south on the state of Minnesota . It is of extremely irregular shape, and contains many islands . Its length is 70 m., breadth ro to 50 m., area 1500 sq. m . It lies in the centre of the Laurentian region between Lakes Winnipeg and Superior, and an area of 36,000 sq. m. drains to it . It collects the waters of many rivers, the chief being Rainy river from the east, draining Rainy Lake . By the Winnipeg river on the north-east it discharges into Lake Winnipeg . At its source Winnipeg river is 1057 ft. above the sea, and drops 347 ft. in its course of 165 m . The scenery both on and around the lake is exceedingly beautiful, and the islands are largely occupied by the summer residences of city merchants . Kenora, a flourishing town at the source of the Winnipeg river, is the centre of the numerous lumbering and mining enterprises of the vicinity .