MacFarlane River (Ontario)

	MacFarlane River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Kenora
Part	Kenora, Unorganized
Part of	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source	Rocky Lake
- elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
- coordinates	50°00′50″N94°16′16″W / 50.01389°N 94.27111°W
Mouth	Winnipeg River
- elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
- coordinates	49°56′08″N94°33′23″W / 49.93556°N 94.55639°W Coordinates: 49°56′08″N94°33′23″W / 49.93556°N 94.55639°W
	Location of the mouth of the MacFarlane River in Ontario

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The MacFarlane River is a river in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada and a tributary of the Winnipeg River. Locally it has been called the "Black River", a reference to the dark tannin stained water.

Course

The MacFarlane River begins at Rocky Lake and heads southwest reaching Bluff Lake and the unincorporated place of Brinka. It continues southwest to Grindstone Lake, where it takes in the left tributary Boot Creek, then to Basket Lake and the community of Redditt. The river continues southwest to Corn Lake, where it takes in the left tributary Talbot Creek, passes out, takes in the left tributary Whitney Creek and reaches Ena Lake, where it takes in the right tributary Octopus Creek. It continues southwest over a control dam, and reaches its mouth at the Winnipeg River. For almost the entire course, the river is paralleled by the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line,^[1]

Tributaries

Octopus Creek (right)
Whitney Creek (left)
Talbot Creek (left)
Boot Creek (left)

Lakes

Ena Lake
Corn Lake
Basket Lake
Grindstone Lake
Bluff Lake
Hall Lake
Rocky Lake

Communities

References

↑ Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-07-11.

Sources

"MacFarlane River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-07-11.

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[OntRoadMap2010-1] Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-07-11.