Mikwam | |
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Harricana River basin in yellow | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
District | Cochrane |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
⁃ location | Cochrane District, Ontario |
⁃ coordinates | 49°43′16″N79°56′39″W / 49.72111°N 79.94417°W |
⁃ elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
Mouth | Turgeon River |
⁃ location | Cochrane District, Ontario |
⁃ coordinates | 49°27′51″N79°32′42″W / 49.46417°N 79.54500°W Coordinates: 49°27′51″N79°32′42″W / 49.46417°N 79.54500°W |
⁃ elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
Length | 87.8 km (54.6 mi) [1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
⁃ right | Turgeon River |
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slope is served by the Ontario road 652.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.
The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Mikwam River are:
The Mikwam river takes its source from a mountain stream (altitude: 343 metres (1,125 ft)).
From its source, the Mikwam River flows on 87.8 kilometres (54.6 mi) according to the following segments:
The confluence of the Mikwam River is located in Hoblitzell Township, at 29.3 kilometres (18.2 mi) west of the Ontario - Quebec; to the west of the mouth of the Burntbush River; to the southeast of a bay south of Kesagami Lake and to the east of the Ontario road 652.
The following place names are of the same origin and are in the same area of the Cochrane District: Mikwam River, Little Mikwam River, East Mikwam River, Mikwam Lake, Little Mikwam Lake and Upper Mikwam Lake.
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