Fox River (Thunder Bay District)
For other places with the same name, see Fox River (disambiguation).
| Fox River | |
| River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Part of | Great Lakes Basin |
| Source | Unnamed lake |
| - elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°20′37″N 85°27′53″W / 48.34361°N 85.46472°W |
| Mouth | Pukaskwa River |
| - elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°WCoordinates: 48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°W |
  Location of the mouth of the Fox River in Ontario
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The Fox River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Pukaskwa River, which it enters within Pukaskwa National Park.
Course
The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows southwest into Partridge Lake[1] and then onward into Fox Lake. It continues southwest, enters Pukaskwa National Park, and reaches its mouth at the Pukaskwa River, which flows to Lake Superior.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Fox River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
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