Misema River

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Misema River
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Banks of the Misema
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Location of the mouth of the Misema River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
Source Sullivan Lake
 • location Ben Nevis Township, Cochrane District
 • coordinates 48°16′50″N79°42′03″W / 48.28056°N 79.70083°W / 48.28056; -79.70083
 • elevation375 m (1,230 ft)
Mouth Blanche River
 • location
 Marter Township, Timiskaming District
 • coordinates
 47°54′03″N79°52′38″W / 47.90083°N 79.87722°W / 47.90083; -79.87722
 • elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Basin features
River system Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries 
 • left Little Misema River

The Misema River is a river in Timiskaming District and Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Blanche River.

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Course

The river begins at Sullivan Lake in geographic Ben Nevis Township, Cochrane District. [2] It exits the lake at the northeast and travels counterclockwise around the Pushkin Hills, part of the Blake River Megacaldera Complex, [3] eventually heading south into Timiskaming District and Misema Lake, where it takes in the left tributary Little Misema River in geographic Katrine Township. [4] It heads south, passes under the former Ontario Northland Railway's Nipissing Central Railway branchline and Ontario Highway 66, flows west through South Grassy Lake, the south and west again over the Eighty Foot Falls, site of Canadian Hydro Developers' Misema Dam and 3.2 MW hydroelectric powerplant, [5] and reaches its mouth at the Blanche River in Marter Township on the border with Chamberlain to the west. The Blanche River flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Misema River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Ben Nevis" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Pushkin Hills". Ontario Parks. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Katrine" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  5. ↑ "Canadian Hydro secures agreement for 3.2-MW Misema". Canadian News. HydroWorld.com. 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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