Roslyn River

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Roslyn River
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Location of the river mouth in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
State Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  coordinates 49°11′03″N87°30′16″W / 49.18417°N 87.50444°W / 49.18417; -87.50444
  elevation454 m (1,490 ft)
Mouth Gathering Lake
  coordinates
49°22′02″N87°28′11″W / 49.36722°N 87.46972°W / 49.36722; -87.46972 Coordinates: 49°22′02″N87°28′11″W / 49.36722°N 87.46972°W / 49.36722; -87.46972
  elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

The Roslyn River is a river in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Namewaminikan River.

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Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake in and flows north to Upper Roslyn Lake, where it takes in the three tributary creeks. It continues north, through the Rightwheel Narrows to Roslyn Lake, where it takes in the right tributary Drape Creek. The river heads northwest and reaches its mouth at Gathering Lake on the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

Tributaries

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References

  1. "Roslyn River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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