Marchington River (Ontario)

Marchington River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
Districts Kenora, Thunder Bay
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
 - left Houghton Creek, Drive Creek, Sturgeon River, Martin Creek
 - right North River, Runway Creek
Source Kashaweogama Lake
 - elevation 390 m (1,280 ft)
 - coordinates 50°23′58″N 90°52′11″W / 50.39944°N 90.86972°W / 50.39944; -90.86972
Mouth Abram Lake
 - elevation 357 m (1,171 ft)
 - coordinates 50°05′47″N 91°48′14″W / 50.09639°N 91.80389°W / 50.09639; -91.80389Coordinates: 50°05′47″N 91°48′14″W / 50.09639°N 91.80389°W / 50.09639; -91.80389
Length 118 km (73 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Marchington River in Ontario

The Marchington River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located in Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels 78 kilometres (48 mi) from its head at Kashaweogama Lake in Thunder Bay District through a series of lakes to Marchington Lake, where it meets the Sturgeon River and North River. It then continues 30 kilometres (19 mi) over the small McDougall Falls and through Botsford Lake before emptying into the English River at Abram Lake near Sioux Lookout.

Highway 516 crosses the river approximately 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north of its confluence with Marchington Lake. Highway 642 and the CN transcontinental rail line cross the river about 4 km (2.5 mi) and 2 km (1.2 mi) respectively upstream of the mouth, near Superior Junction.

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Derived its name from John Samuels son William Marchington. William, who was a Parliamentary writer and later editor of Canada's national newspaper the 'Globe & Mail'. William also wrote for a couple of English newspapers. William had a golfing buddy who was a Cartographer, and as such he asked to use William's surname to name areas in the 'back country' of Ontario


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