Snake River (Renfrew County)

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Snake River
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Location of the mouth of the Snake River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
Townships
Physical characteristics
Source Lake Doré
  location North Algona-Wilberforce
  coordinates 45°38′16″N77°05′01″W / 45.63778°N 77.08361°W / 45.63778; -77.08361
  elevation142 m (466 ft)
Mouth Muskrat Lake
  location
Whitewater Region (township)
  coordinates
45°41′48″N76°55′40″W / 45.69667°N 76.92778°W / 45.69667; -76.92778 Coordinates: 45°41′48″N76°55′40″W / 45.69667°N 76.92778°W / 45.69667; -76.92778
  elevation
122 m (400 ft)
Length28 km (17 mi)
Basin features
River system Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries 
  right Mink Creek

The Snake River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

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Course

The river begins at Lake Doré in North Algona-Wilberforce township. It flows east under Ontario Highway 41, then south past the community of Lake Dore. It then turns east, takes in the right tributary Mink Creek, travels through the Upper Osceola Marsh, and reaches the community of Osceola in Admaston–Bromley township. It heads north through the Snake River Marsh, a proposed Provincial Conservation Reserve site, then flows east through the community of Snake River in Whitewater Region township, under Ontario Highway 17, and reaches its mouth at Muskrat Lake on the Muskrat River, a tributary of the Ottawa River.

Tributaries

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