Caribou River (Thunder Bay District)

For other places with the same name, see Caribou River (disambiguation).

Caribou River
Location of the mouth of the Caribou River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
Source	Caribou Lake
• coordinates	50°31′04″N89°10′21″W / 50.51778°N 89.17250°W / 50.51778; -89.17250
• elevation	357 m (1,171 ft)
Mouth	Smoothrock Lake
• coordinates	50°31′03″N89°10′23″W / 50.51750°N 89.17306°W / 50.51750; -89.17306
• elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Length	4.0 km (2.5 mi)
Basin features
River system	James Bay drainage basin

The Caribou River is a river in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. ^[1] The river is part of the James Bay drainage basin. It runs from Outlet Bay on Caribou Lake to Caribou Bay on Smoothrock Lake. Smoothrock Lake flows via several outlets including the Ogoki River directly, and then via the Ogoki River and the Albany River to James Bay.

Tributaries

• Caribou Lake
  • Campbell Creek

References

1. "Caribou River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-12-12.

Sources

• Map 16 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
• Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-12-12.