Michaud River

Michaud River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Sudbury
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Little Michaud Lake
 - location Tyrone Township
 - elevation 427 m (1,401 ft)
 - coordinates 46°48′00″N 81°14′37″W / 46.80000°N 81.24361°W / 46.80000; -81.24361
Mouth Onaping River
 - location Leinster Township
 - elevation 389 m (1,276 ft)
 - coordinates 46°50′55″N 81°23′09″W / 46.84861°N 81.38583°W / 46.84861; -81.38583Coordinates: 46°50′55″N 81°23′09″W / 46.84861°N 81.38583°W / 46.84861; -81.38583
Location of the mouth of the Michaud River in Ontario

The Michaud River is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Onaping River.

Course

The creek begins at Little Michaud Lake[2] in geographic Tyrone Township,[3] and flows north to Michaud Lake.[4] It exits the lake at the northwest and flows northwest to Shkowona Lake, then heads west, passes into geographic Leinster Township,[5] and reaches its mouth at the Onaping River. The Onaping River flows via the Vermilion River and the Spanish River to Lake Huron.

Tributaries

Both enter at Shkowona Lake.

References

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See also

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