| Little Seal River | |
| River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Part of | James Bay drainage basin |
| Source | Unnamed muskeg |
| - elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| - coordinates | 50°50′24″N79°46′52″W / 50.84000°N 79.78111°W |
| Mouth | Kesagami River |
| - elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| - coordinates | 50°58′08″N79°42′57″W / 50.96889°N 79.71583°W Coordinates: 50°58′08″N79°42′57″W / 50.96889°N 79.71583°W |
  Location of the mouth of the Little Seal River in Ontario | |
The Little Seal River is a river in northern Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is part of the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Kesagami River.
Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.
Northeastern Ontario is a secondary region of Northern Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron and east of Lake Superior.
Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.
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The river begins in unnamed muskeg, flows northeast then northwest, and reaches its mouth at the Kesagami River, just upstream of the mouth of the Seal River. The Kesagami River flows via the Harricana River to James Bay.
Muskeg is an acidic soil type common in Arctic and boreal areas, although it is found in other northern climates as well. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bogland, but "muskeg" is the standard term in Western Canada and Alaska, while 'bog' is common elsewhere. The term became common in these areas because it is of Cree origin; maskek (ᒪᐢᑫᐠ) meaning low-lying marsh. Large tracts of this soil existing in Siberia may be called muskeg or bogland interchangeably.
The Seal River is a river in northern Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Kesagami River.
The Harricana River is a river in western Quebec and northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is 533 kilometres (331 mi) long, has a drainage area of 29,300 square kilometres (11,300 sq mi), and has a mean discharge of 570 m³/s. While 80% of its drainage area is in Quebec, the river flows for a short distance through Ontario before it ends in Hannah Bay off James Bay.
