Crow River (Ontario) Explained

Crow River (Ontario) should not be confused with Crowe River.

Crow River
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Crow River in Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Ontario
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northeastern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Nipissing
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Nipissing, Unorganized South Part
Source1:Inez Lake
Source1 Location:Freswick township
Source1 Coordinates:45.7994°N -78.5164°W
Source1 Elevation:431m (1,414feet)
Mouth:Petawawa River
Mouth Location:White township
Mouth Coordinates:45.9586°N -78.1822°W
Mouth Elevation:265m (869feet)
River System:Saint Lawrence River drainage basin

The Crow River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The river lies entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park and is a right tributary of the Petawawa River.

Course

The river begins at Inez Lake in the geographic township of Freswick and flows south into Bower geographic township to Redrock Lake, then east to Proulx Lake and then northwest to Little Crow Lake and Big Crow Lake. It heads northeast over a series of rapids, enters Anglin geographic township and reaches Crow Bay on Lavielle Lake. The river leaves northeast over the Lake Lavielle Dam, enters White geographic township, passes over a series of rapids, turns northwest, then heads north and reaches its mouth at the Petawawa River. The Petawawa River flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. FAURN. Crow River. 2011-07-24.