in British North America, is a creek on the N.E. side of Lake Ontario, and forms the commencement of the River St Lawrence. Extending in a N.E. direction from Kingston, it is Lake of the 40 miles in length; its greatest breadth is 15 miles. The Woods islands with which it is studded amount to about 1700. Wolfe Island, the largest, is 10 miles in length, by 6 miles in breadth.

Lake of the Woods, in British North America, forming, along with the Winnipeg River, a junction between Lake Winnipeg and Lake Superior. N. Lat. 49°, W. Long. 95°. Its length is about 60 miles, and its circumference 300 miles. It is studded with beautiful wooded islands, and its shores are very deeply indented. Its principal feeder is the Rainy River, issuing from Rainy Lake, and its principal outlet is the Winnipeg River, falling into Winnipeg Lake.