Burning River (Ontario)

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Burning River
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Location of the mouth of the Burning River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora District
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed bog
  coordinates 54°50′20″N87°56′37″W / 54.83889°N 87.94361°W / 54.83889; -87.94361
  elevation105 m (344 ft)
Mouth Fawn River
  coordinates
54°58′44″N87°56′49″W / 54.97889°N 87.94694°W / 54.97889; -87.94694 Coordinates: 54°58′44″N87°56′49″W / 54.97889°N 87.94694°W / 54.97889; -87.94694
  elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Basin features
River system Hudson Bay drainage basin

The Burning River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the north of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] The river flows north from an unnamed bog to its mouth as a left tributary of the Fawn River, which flows via the Severn River to Hudson Bay.

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References

  1. "Burning River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-06-25.

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