Crawford Lake (Milner Township)
lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada (lat 47.60, lon -80.84)
Crawford Lake is a lake in geographic Milner Township in the Montreal River and Ottawa River drainage basins in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada. It is about 0.87 kilometres (0.5 mi) long and 0.62 kilometres (0.4 mi) wide, and lies at an elevation of 374 metres (1,227 ft) about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of the community of Gowganda. The primary outflow, at the northeast, is an unnamed creek to Long Lake, which flows via Gowganda Lake and the Montreal River to Lake Timiskaming on the Ottawa River.
A second Crawford Lake in Timiskaming District and also in the same drainage basins, Crawford Lake (Haultain Township), lies just 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Crawford Lake (Milner Township)” as lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada (lat 47.60, lon -80.84). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada (lat 47.60, lon -80.84). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5182886. Authority coordinates are 47.603, -80.836. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Crawford Lake (Milner Township)”, its source revision and the description used here.
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Crawford Lake (Milner Township)”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Crawford Lake (Milner Township)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.