Kagiano River Explained

Kagiano River
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Kagiano 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:Thunder Bay
Source1:Devork Lake
Source1 Coordinates:49.4025°N -86.4606°W
Source1 Elevation:337m (1,106feet)
Mouth:Pic River[1]
Mouth Coordinates:49.1906°N -86.0947°W
Mouth Elevation:211m (692feet)
River System:Great Lakes Basin

The Kagiano River is a river in the east part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and flows from Devork Lake, 42km (26miles) south of the community of Longlac on Ontario Highway 11, to the Pic River 55km (34miles) north northeast of the town of Marathon on Ontario Highway 17.

Course

The river begins at Devork Lake. It flows south, takes in the left tributary Deerskull Creek at Neotoma Lake and enters at the south end of Kagiano Lake. There, it takes in the right tributary Gentian Creek and left tributaries Palmquist Creek and Wort Creek. The river heads east out of the lake at the northeast end and controlled by a dam, takes in the right tributary Buhl Creek, then turns south. It takes in the left tributary Marmota Creek, reaches Solann Lake, turns east, and takes in the left tributary Pistol Creek. The river heads over Cedar Falls and Twin Falls, takes in the left tributary Fakeloo Creek and reaches its mouth at the Pic River. The Pic River flows to Lake Superior.

Hydroelectricity development

Kagiano Power, owned by the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation, operates a run-of-the-river hydroelectricity generating station on the river at Twin Falls just upstream of the river's mouth.[2]

Tributaries

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. FBSTY. Kagiano River. 2010-08-06.
  2. Web site: History of Kagiano Power. Home Page. Kagiano Power. 2010-08-06.