Chief Tonene Lake (previously Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene) is a lake in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada.
Location Chief Tonene Lake is located in the Timiskaming District of Ontario, Canada. It is situated approximately equidistant between Virginiatown and the township of Larder Lake. It is located immediately south of on the Golden Highway element of Ontario Highway 66, south of Bear Lake and north of Larder Lake.Chief Tonene Lake , Canadian Geographical Names Database, Government of Canada, accessed 1 March 2022
Geologically, the lake is immediately south of the Larder Lake-Cadillac fault line.Vernon M. Shein (1987) Report of Work: Phoenix Gold Mines Limited, Winchester Property, Larder Lake Area, Ontario Toronto
History and nomenclature The lake was previously known as Tournene Lake and Lac Tournene (in French), until 2016 when it was officially re-named.Chief Tonene Lake (Formerly Tournene Lake / lac Tournene) Canadian Geographical Names Database, Government of Canada, accessed 2 March 2022 The lake is named after Ignace Tonené, the chief of the Teme-Augama Anishnabai First Nations community.
See also
List of lakes of Ontario McGarry, Ontario
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