Coldwater River (Algoma District) Explained

Coldwater River
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Coldwater 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:Algoma
Subdivision Type5:Part
Subdivision Name5:Algoma, Unorganized, North
Source1:Black Lake
Source1 Location:Barager Township
Source1 Coordinates:47.5997°N -84.7056°W
Source1 Elevation:370m (1,210feet)
Mouth:Lake Superior
Mouth Location:Giles Township
Mouth Coordinates:47.4681°N -84.7881°W
Mouth Elevation:180m (590feet)
River System:Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries Right:June Creek

The Coldwater River is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Superior, and its entire course lies within Lake Superior Provincial Park.[2]

Course

The Coldwater River begins at Black Lake, in geographic Barager Township,[3] and travels south through geographic Broome Township,[4] and the southeast corner of geographic Brimbacombe Township[5] before flowing into geographic Giles Township,[6] where it takes in the right tributary June Creek, passes under Ontario Highway 17, and reaches its mouth at Lake Superior.

Tributaries

See also

Notes and References

  1. FASDH. Coldwater River. 2011-11-05.
  2. Web site: Park area . Friends of Lake Superior Provincial Park . 2014-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330214231/http://www.lakesuperiorpark.ca/index.php/park-info/park-area . 2014-03-30 . dead .
  3. Web site: Barager. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2011-11-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192046/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/B/Barager.pdf. 2012-04-26.
  4. Web site: Broome. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2011-11-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192115/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/B/Broome.pdf. 2012-04-26.
  5. Web site: Brimbacombe. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2011-11-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304130900/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/B/Brimacombe.pdf. 2016-03-04.
  6. Web site: Giles. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2011-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192801/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/G/Giles.pdf. 2012-04-26. dead.