Little White River (Ontario)

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Little White River
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Location of the mouth of the river in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Algoma
Part Unorganized North
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  locationFabbro Township
  coordinates 46°48′14″N82°32′37″W / 46.80389°N 82.54361°W / 46.80389; -82.54361
  elevation489 m (1,604 ft)
Mouth Mississagi River
  location
Wells Township
  coordinates
46°22′54″N83°20′02″W / 46.38167°N 83.33389°W / 46.38167; -83.33389 Coordinates: 46°22′54″N83°20′02″W / 46.38167°N 83.33389°W / 46.38167; -83.33389
  elevation
213 m (699 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

The Little White River is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Mississagi River.

Contents

Geography

The river begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Fabbro Township. [2] It heads southwest through Sixpack Lake and then under Ontario Highway 546, from which point the highway follows the river valley, where it takes in the left tributary Sister River and the right tributary Kindiogami River. It loops back and forth under the highway, continues southwest, takes in the left tributary Boland River and right tributary West Little White River, passes under Ontario Highway 554, and reaches its mouth at the Mississagi River at geographic Wells Township [3] southeast of the community Wharncliffe. The Mississagi River flows to the North Channel on Lake Huron.

Tributaries

Little White River Provincial Park

Little White River Provincial Park
Coordinates 46°33′43″N83°02′31″W / 46.56194°N 83.04194°W / 46.56194; -83.04194 [4]
Length100 km (62 mi)
Area12,782 ha (49.35 sq mi) [5]
DesignationWaterway
Established2002
Governing body Ontario Parks

The Little White River Provincial Park is a waterway park that protects a 100 kilometres (62 mi) long section of the river and its banks, from approximately the northern terminus of Secondary Highway 639 to its confluence with the Mississagi River. Additionally it includes the entire West Little White River and its headwater lakes (such as Pointer, Finn, Town Line, Robb, Elbow, Kirkpatrick, White Bear, and Endikai Lakes), as well as Raven Lake Uplands that stretches to the Wakomata portion of the Mississagi River Provincial Park. It was established in 2002 and provides canoe camping and fishing opportunities. [5] [6] [7]

Features in the park include wetlands, oxbow sloughs, and floodplain swamps with stands of silver maple, black ash, and white elm. The Raven Lake natural heritage area contains bedrock cliff faces, upland rock barrens, deep gorges, ravines, convoluted linear wetlands, and significant stands of white pine growing on the glacier-scoured hills. The park forms a natural corridor between several natural heritage areas, such as the Mississagi River Provincial Park, the Kirkpatrick Lake enhanced management area, and the Endekai Perched Delta enhanced management area. [6]

It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services. [5]

See also

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References

  1. "Little White River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  2. "Fabbro" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  3. "Wells" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2014-06-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Little White River Provincial Park". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  5. 1 2 3 "Little White River". www.ontarioparks.com. Ontario Parks. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Crown Land Use Policy Atlas Policy Report: P261: Little White River Provincial Park (Waterway Class)". www.gisapplication.lrc.gov.on.ca. Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario. 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  7. "Little White River Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario.ca. Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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