Agawa River

Agawa River (Aagawaa-ziibi)
Name origin: "sheltered place" in Ojibwe
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Tributaries
- left	Little Agawa River, Eleven Mile Creek, Blackspruce Creek, Weichel Creek, Parch Creek, Regan River, Sane Creek
Source	Agawa Lake
- elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
- coordinates	47°50′25″N 84°14′35″W / 47.84028°N 84.24306°W
Mouth	Lake Superior
- location	Agawa Bay
- elevation	180 m (591 ft)
- coordinates	47°21′05″N 84°38′14″W / 47.35139°N 84.63722°WCoordinates: 47°21′05″N 84°38′14″W / 47.35139°N 84.63722°W
Location of the mouth of the Agawa River in Ontario.

The Agawa River is a river in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada which empties into Agawa Bay on Lake Superior at the community of Agawa Bay, south of Wawa, Ontario.

History

The Agawa Rock pictographs are located on a rock face extending into Lake Superior in Agawa Bay. Some paintings are at least 1500 years old, while others may only date back to the 1800s. "Aagawaa" means "sheltered place" in the Ojibwe language.

The scenery of this region inspired a number of paintings by the Group of Seven.

Economy

The Algoma Central Railway runs an excursion train which leaves Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and travels through the Agawa Canyon. Agawa Bay and the lower parts of the river are located in Lake Superior Provincial Park.^[1]

Tributaries

• Little Agawa River
• Eleven Mile Creek
• Blackspruce Creek
• Weichel Creek
• Parch Creek
• Regan River
• Sane Creek

Settlements

• Agawa Bay
• Canyon
• O'Connor
• Eton
• Millwood

See also

• List of Ontario rivers

References

1. "Lake Superior". Ontario Parks. 2004-08-17. Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-13.

• "Agawa River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheets 41N7, 41N8, 41N9, 41N10, 41N16". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-13.