Agnes River | |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Agnes River in Ontario |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Northeastern Ontario |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Sudbury District |
Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name5: | Unorganized Sudbury |
Length: | 30km (20miles) |
Source1: | Sinaminda Lake |
Source1 Coordinates: | 46.8408°N -81.9408°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 406m (1,332feet) |
Mouth: | Spanish River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 46.6581°N -81.7728°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 304m (997feet) |
River System: | Lake Huron drainage basin |
Tributaries Right: | Shakwa River |
The Agnes River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Unorganized Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.
The river begins at an Sinaminda Lake and flows southeast to its mouth at the Spanish River, which flows to the North Channel on Lake Huron. The outflow from Sinaminda Lake is controlled by the Sinaminda Dam, owned by Domtar; water from the lake reservoir is used to provide a regulated flow to hydroelectric generating stations owned by Vale Inco further downstream on the Spanish River.[1] The mouth of river is a glacially-formed fluvial delta.[2]
A stand of old-growth forest called the Agnes River Old Pine is located in the Agnes River drainage basin.[3]