Crow River (Ontario)

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Crow River
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Location of the mouth of the Crow River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
OntarioOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
District Nipissing
Municipality Nipissing, Unorganized South Part
Physical characteristics
SourceInez Lake
  locationFreswick township
  coordinates 45°47′58″N78°30′59″W / 45.79944°N 78.51639°W / 45.79944; -78.51639
  elevation431 m (1,414 ft)
Mouth Petawawa River
  location
White township
  coordinates
45°57′31″N78°10′56″W / 45.95861°N 78.18222°W / 45.95861; -78.18222 Coordinates: 45°57′31″N78°10′56″W / 45.95861°N 78.18222°W / 45.95861; -78.18222
  elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Basin features
River system Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

The Crow River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] The river lies entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park and is a right tributary of the Petawawa River.

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Course

The river begins at Inez Lake in the geographic township of Freswick and flows south into Bower geographic township to Redrock Lake, then east to Proulx Lake and then northwest to Little Crow Lake and Big Crow Lake. It heads northeast over a series of rapids, enters Anglin geographic township and reaches Crow Bay on Lavielle Lake. The river leaves northeast over the Lake Lavielle Dam, enters White geographic township, passes over a series of rapids, turns northwest, then heads north and reaches its mouth at the Petawawa River. The Petawawa River flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries

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References

  1. "Crow River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-07-24.

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