| Fawn River | |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Fawn River 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: | Kenora District |
| Subdivision Type5: | Part |
| Subdivision Name5: | Unorganized Part |
| Source1: | Unnamed lake |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 53.7683°N -90.675°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 215m (705feet) |
| Mouth: | Severn River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 55.3617°N -88.33°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 44m (144feet) |
| River System: | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
| Tributaries Left: | Poplar River, Burning River |
| Tributaries Right: | Pitticow River, Fat River, Otter River, Little Otter River |
The Fawn River is a river in the north of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Severn River. The Severn/Fawn basin is one of the last few remaining undammed and unregulated watersheds south of the 55th parallel in North America.[2]
The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows northeast through Fawn Lake to Big Trout Lake, the location of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (also called the Big Trout Lake First Nation). The river exits the lake at the east and flows north to Angling Lake, the location of the Wapekeka First Nation. The river heads northeast over Ashaway Falls and Crandall Falls, and takes in the right tributaries Little Otter River, Otter River and Fat River. It turns north, takes in the right tributary Pitticow River, then heads northwest. It receives the left tributaries Burning River and Poplar River, and reaches its mouth at the Severn River, which flows to Hudson Bay.
Fawn River Provincial Park is a linear waterway park that consists of 2 noncontiguous sections, protecting a wide strip of land on both sides of the Fawn River. The first section runs from its source to Big Trout Lake, and includes Fawn Lake. The second section runs downstream from Angling Lake at Wapekeka Reserve No. 2. It was established in May 1989.[3]
The park is notable for its position on the transition zone between the boreal and sub-arctic forest.
It is a non-operating park without any facilities or services. The park can be used for recreational activities such as fishing, hunting, canoeing, camping and snowmobiling.
The river can be accessed by air from Big Trout Lake Airport and Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport.