Little Shashiskau River

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Little Shashiskau River
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Location of the mouth of the Little Shashiskau River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Cochrane
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  coordinates 50°13′31″N80°00′31″W / 50.22528°N 80.00861°W / 50.22528; -80.00861
  elevation289 m (948 ft)
Mouth Shashiskau Lake on the Shashiskau River
  coordinates
50°18′58″N80°01′45″W / 50.31611°N 80.02917°W / 50.31611; -80.02917 Coordinates: 50°18′58″N80°01′45″W / 50.31611°N 80.02917°W / 50.31611; -80.02917
  elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Basin features
River system James Bay drainage basin

The Little Shashiskau 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 Shashiskau River.

Contents

The river begins at an unnamed lake in the Shashiskau Hills and flows north then northwest to Shashiskau Lake as a right tributary of the Shashiskau River. The Shashiskau River flows via the Kesagami River and the Harricana River to James Bay.

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References

  1. "Little Shashiskau River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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