Vermilion River (Lac Seul)

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Vermilion River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
SourceHighstone Lake
 - elevation366 m (1,201 ft)
 - coordinates 50°23′38″N91°32′27″W / 50.39389°N 91.54083°W / 50.39389; -91.54083
Mouth Lac Seul
 - elevation357 m (1,171 ft)
 - coordinates 50°25′05″N91°50′11″W / 50.41806°N 91.83639°W / 50.41806; -91.83639 Coordinates: 50°25′05″N91°50′11″W / 50.41806°N 91.83639°W / 50.41806; -91.83639
Length30 km (19 mi)
Canada Ontario location map 2.svg
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Location of the mouth of the Vermilion River in Ontario

The Vermilion River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The river begins at Highstone Lake and reaches its mouth at Brechin Bay on Lac Seul, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the town of Sioux Lookout, which flows via the English River, Winnipeg River and Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

River Natural flowing watercourse

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Hudson Bay A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada

Hudson Bay is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of 1,230,000 km2 (470,000 sq mi). It drains a very large area, about 3,861,400 km2 (1,490,900 sq mi), that includes parts of southeastern Nunavut, Saskatchewan, most of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and indirectly through smaller passages of water to parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Hudson Bay's southern arm is called James Bay.

Drainage basin Area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water. The drainage basin includes all the surface water from rain runoff, snowmelt, and nearby streams that run downslope towards the shared outlet, as well as the groundwater underneath the earth's surface. Drainage basins connect into other drainage basins at lower elevations in a hierarchical pattern, with smaller sub-drainage basins, which in turn drain into another common outlet.

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