Wolf River (Parry Sound District)

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Wolf River
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Location of the mouth of the Wolf River in Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
District Parry Sound District
Physical characteristics
SourceHalfpenny Lake
  location Pringle Township
  coordinates 45°54′16″N79°45′51″W / 45.90444°N 79.76417°W / 45.90444; -79.76417
  elevation272 m (892 ft)
Mouth Dollars Lake on the Pickerel River
  coordinates
45°58′30″N80°08′19″W / 45.97500°N 80.13861°W / 45.97500; -80.13861 Coordinates: 45°58′30″N80°08′19″W / 45.97500°N 80.13861°W / 45.97500; -80.13861
  elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

The Wolf River is a river in Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Pickerel River.

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Course

The river begins at Halfpenny Lake in geographic Pringle Township [2] and heads northwest, passes under Ontario Highway 522 near the community of Golden Valley, then continues northwest almost in a straight line through geographic East Mills Township, [3] geographic Hardy Township, [4] and geographic McConkey Township, [5] where it passes over Pine Lake Dam and reaches its mouth at Dollars Lake on the Pickerel River. The Pickerel flows via the French River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

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References

  1. "Wolf River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  2. "Pringle" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  3. "East Mills" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  4. "Hardy" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  5. "McConkey" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry . Retrieved 2013-10-29.

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