Whiteclay River Explained

Whiteclay River
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Whiteclay 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
Source1:Swan Lake
Source1 Location:Maisonville Township, Timiskaming District
Source1 Coordinates:48.2378°N -80.2622°W
Source1 Elevation:312m (1,024feet)
Mouth:Black River
Mouth Location:Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District
Mouth Coordinates:48.3456°N -80.2119°W
Mouth Elevation:286m (938feet)
River System:James Bay drainage basin
Tributaries Right:Wolf Creek

The Whiteclay River is a river in Cochrane District and Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Black River.

Course

The river begins at Swan Lake in geographic Maisonville Township[2] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District. It flows east under Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) line to Upper Twin Lake. It then heads north, passes again under the ONR, takes in the right tributary Wolf Creek, and heads into geographic Benoit Township,[3] Cochrane District. The river continues north into the municipality of Black River-Matheson, and reaches its mouth at the Black River. The Black River flows via the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

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Notes and References

  1. FDCZP. Whiteclay River. 2016-12-31.
  2. Web site: Maisonville. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-12-31.
  3. Web site: Benoit. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2016-12-31.