Michaud River Explained

Michaud River
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Michaud River in Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Northeastern Ontario
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Sudbury
Source1:Little Michaud Lake
Source1 Location:Tyrone Township
Source1 Coordinates:46.8°N -81.2436°W
Source1 Elevation:427m (1,401feet)
Mouth:Onaping River
Mouth Location:Leinster Township
Mouth Coordinates:46.8486°N -81.3858°W
Mouth Elevation:389m (1,276feet)
River System:Great Lakes Basin

The Michaud River is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Onaping River.

Course

The creek begins at Little Michaud Lake[2] in geographic Tyrone Township,[3] and flows north to Michaud Lake.[4] It exits the lake at the northwest and flows northwest to Shkowona Lake, then heads west, passes into geographic Leinster Township,[5] and reaches its mouth at the Onaping River. The Onaping River flows via the Vermilion River and the Spanish River to Lake Huron.

Tributaries

Both enter at Shkowona Lake.

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. FDUMY. Michaud River. 2014-09-01.
  2. FBZAQ. Little Michaud Lake. 2014-09-01.
  3. Web site: Tyrone. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2014-09-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903142406/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/T/Tyrone.pdf. 2014-09-03.
  4. FDUMV. Michaud Lake. 2014-09-01.
  5. Web site: Leinster. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2014-09-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903142353/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/L/Leinster.pdf. 2014-09-03.