Canyon River (Ontario)

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Canyon River
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Location of the mouth of the Canyon River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Part Kenora, Unorganized
Physical characteristics
SourceFavel Lake
  coordinates 49°59′33″N93°56′53″W / 49.99250°N 93.94806°W / 49.99250; -93.94806
  elevation373 m (1,224 ft)
Mouth Wabigoon River
  coordinates
50°04′37″N93°37′56″W / 50.07694°N 93.63222°W / 50.07694; -93.63222 Coordinates: 50°04′37″N93°37′56″W / 50.07694°N 93.63222°W / 50.07694; -93.63222
  elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Basin features
River system Hudson Bay drainage basin

The Canyon River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] it is a tributary of the Wabigoon River.

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Course

The Canyon River begins at Favel Lake, just east of the community of Jones and Ontario Highway 671, and heads east out of the lake at the settlement of Favel into the long Canyon Lake, which extends east–west for 20 kilometres (12 mi). It takes in the right tributary Shrub Creek at the lake, upon which the settlements of Canyon and McIntosh are located. The river heads out of Canyon Lake at Outlet Bay, heads over several waterfalls including Sixty Two Foot Falls, [2] and reaches its mouth at the Canyon Stretch on the Wabigoon River. From Favel Lake to the eastern tip of Canyon Lake, the river is paralleled by the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line; Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains travel on the line and stop at Canyon station. [3]

Tributaries

Communities

See also

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References

  1. "Canyon River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  2. "Sixty Two Foot Falls". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  3. Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario s. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. January 1, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2011.