Agnes River (Spanish River)

Agnes River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Sudbury District
Municipality	Unorganized Sudbury
Part of	Lake Huron drainage basin
Tributaries
- right	Shakwa River
Source	Sinaminda Lake
- elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
- coordinates	46°50′27″N 81°56′27″W / 46.84083°N 81.94083°W
Mouth	Spanish River
- elevation	304 m (997 ft)
- coordinates	46°39′29″N 81°46′22″W / 46.65806°N 81.77278°WCoordinates: 46°39′29″N 81°46′22″W / 46.65806°N 81.77278°W
Length	30 km (19 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Agnes River in Ontario

The Agnes River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Unorganized Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

The river begins at an Sinaminda Lake and flows southeast to its mouth at the Spanish River, which flows to the North Channel on Lake Huron. The outflow from Sinaminda Lake is controlled by the Sinaminda Dam, owned by Domtar; water from the lake reservoir is used to provide a regulated flow to hydroelectric generating stations owned by Vale Inco further downstream on the Spanish River.^[1] The mouth of river is a glacially-formed fluvial delta.^[2]

A stand of old-growth forest called the Agnes River Old Pine is located in the Agnes River drainage basin.^[3]

Tributaries

• Shakwa River (right)

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

1. Spanish River Valley Signature Site, section 7.4 "Water Resource Use", pp. 38–39, and section 4.6 "Watershed", pp 18–19
2. Spanish River Valley Signature Site, section 4.3 "Surficial Geology", pp. 16–17
3. Spanish River Valley Signature Site, section 4.7.1 "Forests", pp. 19–21

• "Agnes River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
• "Agnes River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2011-03-07. Shows the river course.
• "Spanish River Valley Signature Site" (PDF). Ontario Parks. Autumn 2002. Retrieved 2011-03-07.