Whiteclay River

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Whiteclay River
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Location of the mouth of the Whiteclay River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District
Physical characteristics
Source Swan Lake
  location Maisonville Township, Timiskaming District
  coordinates 48°14′16″N80°15′44″W / 48.23778°N 80.26222°W / 48.23778; -80.26222
  elevation312 m (1,024 ft)
Mouth Black River
  location
Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District
  coordinates
48°20′44″N80°12′43″W / 48.34556°N 80.21194°W / 48.34556; -80.21194
  elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Basin features
River system James Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
  right Wolf Creek

The Whiteclay River is a river in Cochrane District and Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Black River.

Course

The river begins at Swan Lake in geographic Maisonville Township [2] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District. It flows east under Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) line to Upper Twin Lake. It then heads north, passes again under the ONR, takes in the right tributary Wolf Creek, and heads into geographic Benoit Township, [3] Cochrane District. The river continues north into the municipality of Black River-Matheson, and reaches its mouth at the Black River. The Black River flows via the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

References

  1. "Whiteclay River". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. "Maisonville" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. "Benoit" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2016-12-31.

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