Poplar River (Fawn River tributary)

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Poplar River
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Location of the river mouth in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  coordinates 54°36′20″N88°27′37″W / 54.60556°N 88.46028°W / 54.60556; -88.46028
  elevation150 m (490 ft)
Mouth Fawn River
  coordinates
55°03′33″N88°08′27″W / 55.05917°N 88.14083°W / 55.05917; -88.14083 Coordinates: 55°03′33″N88°08′27″W / 55.05917°N 88.14083°W / 55.05917; -88.14083
  elevation
97 m (318 ft)
Basin features
River system Hudson Bay drainage basin

The Poplar River is a river in northern Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Fawn River.

The Poplar River begins at an unnamed lake and flows northeast, then north, and finally northwest to its mouth at the Fawn River. The Fawn River flows via the Severn River to Hudson Bay.

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References

  1. "Poplar River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-04-07.

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