Chapleau River

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Chapleau River
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Location of the mouth of the Chapleau River in Ontario
EtymologyNamed for Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Location
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
Source Chapleau Lake
  locationSudbury District
  coordinates 47°53′11″N83°21′13″W / 47.88639°N 83.35361°W / 47.88639; -83.35361
  elevation427 m (1,401 ft)
Mouth Kapuskasing River
  location
Kapuskasing Township, Algoma District
  coordinates
48°28′23″N82°57′38″W / 48.47306°N 82.96056°W / 48.47306; -82.96056
  elevation
312 m (1,024 ft)
Basin features
River system James Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
  leftMakonie River, Swanson River

The Chapleau River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, begins at Chapleau Lake and is the main tributary of Kapuskasing Lake.

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Etymology

The community of Chapleau was created as a divisional point during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway Transcontinental railway and was named for Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau. Both the lake upon which the community is located and the river which flows from the lake took on the same name.

Course

The river begins at the north end of Chapleau Lake in Subury District, and flows north through Henderson Lake before taking in the left tributary Racine Creek. it continues north to Schewabik Lake where it takes in the left tributary Swanson River. It continues northeast, then north, takes in the left tributary Makonie River, enters Algoma District, and reaches its mouth at Kapuskasing Lake. Kapuskasing Lake flows via the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.

Recreation

Chapleau-Nemegosenda River Provincial Park is a waterway park operated by Ontario Parks that includes the Chapleau River from the entry of the tributary Racine Creek to the river mouth at Kapuskasing Lake. [2]

Tributaries

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The Kirkwall River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Dunrankin River.

The Nemegosenda River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Kapuskasing River.

The Borden River is a river in Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the Nemegosenda River.

The Saganash River is a river in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Kapuskasing River.

The Greenhill River is a river in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the Missinaibi River.

The Valentine River is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Moose River drainage basin, and is a tributary of Lac Pivabiska, the source of the Pivabiska River.

The Fire River is a river in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the Missinaibi River.

The Poplar Rapids River is a river in the municipality of Fauquier-Strickland and Unorganized North Cochrane District, Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Mattagami River.

The Kitigan River is a river in the municipality of Moonbeam, Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a tributary of Remi Lake.

References

  1. "Chapleau River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Chapleau-Nemegosenda River". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

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