Corner River Explained

Corner River
Map:Harricana map.png
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Length:65.2km (40.5miles)[1]
Source1:Corner Lakes
Source1 Location:District of Cochrane, Ontario
Source1 Coordinates:50.1183°N -79.6658°W
Source1 Elevation:266m (873feet)
Mouth:Harricana River
Mouth Location:District of Cochrane, Ontario
Mouth Coordinates:50.9278°N -79.5356°W
Mouth Elevation:7m (23feet)

The Corner River is a tributary of the Harricana River, flowing in the Cochrane District in Ontario, in Canada.

The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.

Geography

The major watersheds adjacent to the Corner River are:

The Corner River originates at the mouth of an unidentified lake (length: ; altitude:) belonging to a group of lakes identified as "Corner Lakes" in the eastern part of the Cochrane District.

The mouth of this lake of head is located at:

From its source, the Corner River runs more or less parallel to the Ontario and Quebec boundary, on in the following segments:

Corner River empties on the southwestern shore of the Harricana River in front of Low Shoal Island. This confluence is located at:

Toponymy

The hydronyme "River Corner" (English origin) is similar to the fact that the mouth of the river flows into a bend of river facing Low Shoal Island. Mariners navigating through the Harricana River through the southern part of the island to James Bay were passing by the river bend. The head lakes of this river are known as "Corner Lakes".

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html Atlas of Canada
  2. Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.