Lake of Bays River

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Lake of Bays River
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Location of the mouth of the Lake of Bays River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  coordinates 48°16′50″N79°42′03″W / 48.28056°N 79.70083°W / 48.28056; -79.70083
  elevation450 m (1,480 ft)
Mouth Conver Lake, on the Sturgeon River
  coordinates
50°06′54″N91°10′32″W / 50.11500°N 91.17556°W / 50.11500; -91.17556 Coordinates: 50°06′54″N91°10′32″W / 50.11500°N 91.17556°W / 50.11500; -91.17556
  elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Basin features
River system Nelson River drainage basin

The Lake of Bays River is a river in Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Sturgeon River.

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Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake just west of Ontario Highway 599 and just west of the border with Thunder Bay District. It heads north, then west through Rome Lake, Gibraltar Lake, Malta Lake and Handcuff Lake to the Lake of Bays, where it takes in the left tributaries Dominion River and Bays River. It then heads north, and reaches its mouth at Conver Lake on the Sturgeon River. The Sturgeon River flows via the Marchington River, English River, Winnipeg River, and Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

Tributaries

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References

  1. "Lake of Bays River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-06-03.

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