Allan Water (Ontario) Explained

Allan Water
Name Etymology:Named after Allan Water in Scotland
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Allan Water in Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northwestern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Thunder Bay
Subdivision Type5:Part
Subdivision Name5:Thunder Bay, Unorganized
Length:71km (44miles)
Source1:Kawaweogama Lake
Source1 Location:Allanwater Bridge
Source1 Coordinates:50.2417°N -90.1639°W
Source1 Elevation:417m (1,368feet)
Mouth:Wabakimi Lake
Mouth Coordinates:50.6203°N -89.7392°W
Mouth Elevation:357m (1,171feet)
River System:James Bay drainage basin

Allan Water is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river begins at the community of Allanwater Bridge at the confluence of the two branches of the Brightsand River: the western branch arriving as the outlet from Kawaweogama Lake and the eastern branch arriving as the outlet from McEwan Lake. The Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line over a bridge at the point of confluence, and is the location of Allanwater Bridge railway station, served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

The river flows north and splits into two channels, then recombines, takes in the right tributary Nemo River and reaches Brennan Lake. The river leaves the lake east over Brennan Falls to Granite Lake, and then leaves that lake north over Granite Falls. It continues north over Black Beaver Rapids, Little Sturgeon Rapids and Sturgeon Rapids to reach its mouth at Wabakimi Lake on the Ogoki River. The Ogoki flows via the Albany River to James Bay.

With the exception of a short stretch at the start, the river lies within Wabakimi Provincial Park.

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