Mattawasaga River

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Mattawasaga River
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Location of the mouth in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Cochrane
Physical characteristics
SourceCreek in forest area
  location Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
  elevation314 m (1,030 ft)
Mouth Abitibi Lake
  location
Harker Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
  coordinates
Coordinates: 000 48°36′10″N79°29′40″W / 48.60278°N 79.49444°W / 48.60278; -79.49444
  elevation
272 m (892 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftHolloway Lake discharge, Imperial Lake discharge
  rightYelle Lake discharge
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The Mattawasaga River is a tributary of Abitibi Lake, flowing through the townships of Harker Township, Marriott Township and Stoughton Township, in the Cochrane District, in Ontario, in Canada.

Contents

The Mattawasaga River flows entirely into forest land near the Quebec border in the Cochrane District. Forestry is the main economic activity of this hydrographic slope; recreational tourism activities, second.

The Mattawasaga River is served by Highway 101 (East-West), which runs along the north side of the upper partaway[ check spelling ] of the river, then the south side eastward .

Annually, the surface of the river is usually frozen from mid-November to mid-April, but safe circulation on ice generally occurs from mid-December to late March.

Geography

The Mattawasaga River originates from a mountain stream (altitude: 314 metres (1,030 ft)) in Cochrane District, in northeastern Ontario.

The main hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Mattawasaga River are:

From the source, the Mattawasaga River flows on 39.9 kilometres (24.8 mi), according to these segments:

The mouth of the Mattawasaga River is located at:

The Mattawasaga River is discharged on the south shore of Boundary Bay on the south shore of Abitibi Lake. From there, the current crosses Abitibi Lake to the west, bypassing two large peninsulas advancing towards the north.

From the mouth of Abitibi Lake, the current flows through the Abitibi River and Moose River (Ontario) to the south shore of the James Bay.

Toponymy


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References

  1. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Mattawasaga River)" . Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  2. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. Segments of the river measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.
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