Nipissing River

The Nipissing River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The river is entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park, and is a left tributary of the Petawawa River.

Nipissing River
Location of the mouth of the Nipissing River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
OntarioOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictNipissing
PartNipissing, Unorganized South
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Bob Lake
 • locationPaxton Township
 • coordinates45°46′34″N 79°03′36″W
 • elevation449 m (1,473 ft)
MouthCedar Lake on the Petawawa River
 • location
Lister Township
 • coordinates
46°00′22″N 78°31′01″W
 • elevation
308 m (1,010 ft)
Basin features
River systemSaint Lawrence River drainage basin

Course

The river begins at Big Bob Lake in geographic Paxton Township and flows east, passes briefly through geographic Butt Township and geographic Devine Township, turns north into geographic Biggar Township, then back east, over Stewart's Dam and through the Allen Rapids, and into geographic Osler Township. It continues east over Graham's Dam, the High Falls and Gauthier's Dam, enters geographic Lister Township, flows over the Perley Dam and Rolling Dam, and empties into Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River, across the lake from the community of Brent. The Petawawa flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries
  • Plumb Creek (right)
  • Nadine Creek (left)
  • Osler Creek (left)
  • Coldspring Creek (right)
  • Kelley Creek (left)
  • Gibson Creek (left)
  • Squawk Creek (right)
  • Wolfland Creek (left)
  • Beaverpaw Creek (right)
  • Shag Creek (right)
  • Loontail Creek (right)
  • Chibiabos Creek (right)

See also

References
  1. "Nipissing River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. "Nipissing River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2011-07-24. Shows the river course.

Sources


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