Kesagami River
The Kesagami River is a river in northern Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the Harricana River. The lower two-thirds of the river, from about Kesagami Lake and downstream for 112 kilometres (70 mi), are part of Kesagami Provincial Park.[2]
| Kesagami River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Kesagami River in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed lake |
| • coordinates | 49°40′49″N 80°20′02″W |
| • elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Mouth | Harricana River |
• coordinates | 51°08′54″N 79°46′46″W |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bodell River |
| • right | Lawagamau River, Seal River, Little Seal River, Shashiskau River, Little Kesagami River |
The river begins at an unnamed lake in the Abitibi Uplands[2] just west of Ontario Highway 652 and flows north to the large Kesagami Lake. It exits the lake at the northeast, continues north and descends rapidly to the James Bay Lowlands,[2] where it takes in several tributaries before reaching its mouth at the Harricana River, just upstream of that river's mouth at James Bay.
From Kesagami Lake downstream, the river can be traversed as a canoe route.[2]
Tributaries
- Shonaniwau Creek (left)
- Kapichilewau Creek (left)
- Lawagamau River (right)
- Kwastigam Creek (left)
- Kachigaskotik Creek (left)
- Seal River (right)
- Little Seal River (right)
- Shashiskau River (right)
- Bodell River (left)
- Kesagami Lake
- Wikweyau Creek (right)
- Little Kesagami River (right)
See also
References
- "Kesagami River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- "Kesagami Provincial Park - Interim Management Statement" (PDF). Ontario Parks. 1998-04-15. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
Sources
- Map 15 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-07-22.