Little Saganash River

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Little Saganash River
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Location of the mouth of the Little Saganash River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Cochrane
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  locationCasselman Township
  coordinates 49°05′01″N82°25′54″W / 49.08361°N 82.43167°W / 49.08361; -82.43167
  elevation278 m (912 ft)
Mouth Saganash River
  location
Sulman Township
  coordinates
49°13′14″N82°30′36″W / 49.22056°N 82.51000°W / 49.22056; -82.51000 Coordinates: 49°13′14″N82°30′36″W / 49.22056°N 82.51000°W / 49.22056; -82.51000
  elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Basin features
River system James Bay drainage basin

The Little Saganash 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 Saganash River.

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Course

The river begins at a small, unnamed lake in geographic Casselman Township, [2] between Swanson Road and Chain of Lakes Road. It flows northwest into geographic Staples Township, [3] turns north then again northwest. The river flows into geographic Sulman Township, [4] and reaches its mouth at the Saganash River. The Saganash River flows via the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.

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References

  1. "Little Saganash River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  2. "Casselman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  3. "Staples" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  4. "Sulman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-19.

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