Lawashi Channel Explained

Lawashi Channel
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Lawashi Channel 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
Length:75km (47miles)
Source1:Attawapiskat River
Source1 Coordinates:52.9422°N -83.1694°W
Source1 Elevation:30m (100feet)
Mouth:Lawashi River
Mouth Coordinates:52.8358°N -82.2339°W
Mouth Elevation:1m (03feet)

The Lawashi Channel is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and is part of the James Bay drainage basin. The Lawashi Channel is an outlet from the Attawapiskat River[1] and travels 75km (47miles) to the Lawashi River, at a point 8.5km (05.3miles) upstream of that river's mouth at James Bay. The mouth of the Lawashi River is approximately 11km (07miles) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat.

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Notes and References

  1. Atlas of Canada Toporama Map Sheet 43B