Dunrankin River

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Dunrankin River
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Location of the mouth of the Dunrankin River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Dunrankin Lake
 • locationLloyd Township, Sudbury District
 • coordinates 48°24′45″N83°12′29″W / 48.412595788339225°N 83.20814954565842°W / 48.412595788339225; -83.20814954565842 [1]
 • elevation349 m (1,145 ft) [2]
Mouth Kapuskasing River
 • location
Clouston Township, Algoma District
 • coordinates
 48°46′40″N82°51′06″W / 48.77778°N 82.85167°W / 48.77778; -82.85167 [3]
 • elevation
259 m (850 ft) [2]
Basin features
River system James Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
 • right East Dunrankin River, Kirkwall River

The Dunrankin River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, begins at Upper Dunrankin Lake and is a left tributary of the Kapuskasing River.

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Course

The river begins at the northeast end of Upper Dunrankin Lake in geographic Lloyd Township, [7] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District, leaving the lake at the northeast and heading north into geographic Kirkwall Township, [8] in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District, to Dunrankin Lake. It heads north from the lake, loops briefly west through geographic Lerwick Township, [9] heads northeast to take in the right tributary Kirkwall River, then continues northeast to the railway point of Dunrankin on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line, completed in 1915 as the Canadian Northern Railway, passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. The river passes northeast under the line, enters geographic Stefansson Township, [10] and takes in the right tributary East Dunrankin River. It continues northeast, splits over a series of rapids, enters geographic Amundsen Township, [11] heads northeast into geographic Clouston Township, [12] then turns east and reaches its mouth at the Kapuskasing River. The Kapuskasing River flows via the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay. [1] [3] [4]

Tributaries

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Google Earth" . Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dunrankin River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. 1 2 "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  5. ↑ Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  6. ↑ Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  7. ↑ "Lloyd" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  8. ↑ "Kirkwall" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Lerwick" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  10. ↑ "Stefansson" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  11. ↑ "Amundsen" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  12. ↑ "Clouston" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
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