Fox River (Cochrane District)

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Fox River
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Location of the mouth of the Fox River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Cochrane
Physical characteristics
Source Fox Lake
  locationBannerman Township
  coordinates 49°53′25″N83°51′27″W / 49.89028°N 83.85750°W / 49.89028; -83.85750
  elevation235 m (771 ft)
Mouth Kabinakagami River
  coordinates
50°12′53″N84°13′29″W / 50.21472°N 84.22472°W / 50.21472; -84.22472
  elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Basin features
River system James Bay drainage basin

The Fox River is a river in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Kabinakagami River.

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Course

The river begins at Fox Lake in geographic Bannerman Township, [2] and flows north through Little Grassy Lake and Bannerman Lake, then continues north out of the township. It turns west and then northwest, and reaches its mouth at the Kabinakagami River. The Kabinakagami River flows via the Kenogami River and the Albany River to James Bay.

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References

  1. "Fox River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-09-16.
  2. "Bannerman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-16.

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