Canyon River (Ontario)

Canyon River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Kenora
Part	Kenora, Unorganized
Part of	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source	Favel Lake
- elevation	373 m (1,224 ft)
- coordinates	49°59′33″N 93°56′53″W / 49.99250°N 93.94806°W
Mouth	Wabigoon River
- elevation	328 m (1,076 ft)
- coordinates	50°04′37″N 93°37′56″W / 50.07694°N 93.63222°WCoordinates: 50°04′37″N 93°37′56″W / 50.07694°N 93.63222°W
Location of the mouth of the Canyon River in Ontario

The Canyon River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] it is a tributary of the Wabigoon River.

Course

The Canyon River begins at Favel Lake, just east of the community of Jones and Ontario Highway 671, and heads east out of the lake at the settlement of Favel into the long Canyon Lake, which extends east-west for 20 kilometres (12 mi). It takes in the right tributary Shrub Creek at the lake, upon which the settlements of Canyon and McIntosh are located. The river heads out of Canyon Lake at Outlet Bay, heads over several waterfalls including Sixty Two Foot Falls,^[2] and reaches its mouth at the Canyon Stretch on the Wabigoon River. From Favel Lake to the eastern tip of Canyon Lake, the river is paralleled by the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line; Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains travel on the line and stop at Canyon railway station.^[3]

Tributaries

• Shrub Creek (right)

Communities

• McIntosh
• Canyon
• Favel

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

1. "Canyon River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
2. "Sixty Two Foot Falls". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
3. Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2011-07-11.