Murdock River Explained

Murdock River
Name Other:French: Rivière Murdock
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the 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 District
Source1:Mud Lake, Ontario
Source1 Location:Servos Township
Source1 Coordinates:46.2631°N -80.7356°W
Source1 Elevation:215m (705feet)
Mouth:French River (river)
Mouth Location:French River (municipality)
Mouth Coordinates:46.0694°N -80.6117°W
Mouth Elevation:182m (597feet)
River System:Lake Huron drainage basin

The Murdock River (French: Rivière Murdock) is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Lake Huron drainage basin and is a right tributary of the French River.

Course

The river begins at Mud Lake in geographic Servos Township[2] in Unorganized North Sudbury District. It flows west through Graham Lake, turns south, and is crossed by the Canadian Pacific Railway main line. It enters Lovering Lake at the community of Paget, flows west under Ontario Highway 69 into Kakakiwaganda Lake, then turns sharply east back under Highway 69 to Round Lake. It heads south southeast, passes briefly through the northeast corner of geographic Cox Township,[3] enters the municipality of French River, is crossed by Ontario Highway 64 and Ontario Highway 607, and reaches its mouth at the French River near the central community of French River.

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Sources

Notes and References

  1. FCFKS. Murdock River. 2013-06-11.
  2. Web site: Servos. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2013-06-11.
  3. Web site: Cox. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2013-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160323221107/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/C/Cox.pdf. 2016-03-23. dead.