Snake River (Renfrew County)

The Snake River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

Snake River
Location of the mouth of the Snake River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Renfrew
Townships	Whitewater Region Admaston–Bromley North Algona-Wilberforce
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Doré
• location	North Algona-Wilberforce
• coordinates	45°38′16″N 77°05′01″W
• elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Mouth	Muskrat Lake
• location	Whitewater Region (township)
• coordinates	45°41′48″N 76°55′40″W
• elevation	122 m (400 ft)
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Basin features
River system	Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries
• right	Mink Creek

Course

The river begins at Lake Doré in North Algona-Wilberforce township. It flows east under Ontario Highway 41, then south past the community of Lake Dore. It then turns east, takes in the right tributary Mink Creek, travels through the Upper Osceola Marsh, and reaches the community of Osceola in Admaston–Bromley township. It heads north through the Snake River Marsh, a proposed Provincial Conservation Reserve site, then flows east through the community of Snake River in Whitewater Region township, under Ontario Highway 17, and reaches its mouth at Muskrat Lake on the Muskrat River, a tributary of the Ottawa River.

Tributaries

• Mink Creek (right)

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

• "Snake River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheets 31F10, 31F11". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-14.