Lawashi Channel

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Lawashi Channel
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Location of the mouth of the Lawashi Channel in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Physical characteristics
Source Attawapiskat River
  coordinates 52°56′32″N83°10′10″W / 52.94222°N 83.16944°W / 52.94222; -83.16944
  elevation30 m (98 ft)
Mouth Lawashi River
  coordinates
52°50′09″N82°14′02″W / 52.83583°N 82.23389°W / 52.83583; -82.23389 Coordinates: 52°50′09″N82°14′02″W / 52.83583°N 82.23389°W / 52.83583; -82.23389
  elevation
1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Length75 km (47 mi)

The Lawashi Channel is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

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Course

The river is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and is part of the James Bay drainage basin. The Lawashi Channel is an outlet from the Attawapiskat River [1] and travels 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the Lawashi River, at a point 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) upstream of that river's mouth at James Bay. [1] The mouth of the Lawashi River is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Atlas of Canada Toporama Map Sheet 43B

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