Nipissing River

Nipissing River
River
Country Canada
Ontario Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Nipissing
Part Nipissing, Unorganized South
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Source Big Bob Lake
 - location Paxton Township
 - elevation 449 m (1,473 ft)
 - coordinates 45°46′34″N 79°03′36″W / 45.77611°N 79.06000°W / 45.77611; -79.06000
Mouth Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River
 - location Lister Township
 - elevation 308 m (1,010 ft)
 - coordinates 46°00′22″N 78°31′01″W / 46.00611°N 78.51694°W / 46.00611; -78.51694Coordinates: 46°00′22″N 78°31′01″W / 46.00611°N 78.51694°W / 46.00611; -78.51694
Location of the mouth of the Nipissing River in Ontario

The Nipissing River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The river is entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park, and is a left tributary of the Petawawa River.

Course

The river begins at Big Bob Lake in geographic Paxton Township and flows east, passes briefly through geographic Butt Township and geographic Devine Township, turns north into geographic Biggar Township, then back east, over Stewart's Dam and through the Allen Rapids, and into geographic Osler Township. It continues east over Graham's Dam, the High Falls and Gauthier's Dam, enters geographic Lister Township, flows over the Perley Dam and Rolling Dam, and empties into Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River, across the lake from the community of Brent. The Petawawa flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. "Nipissing River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  2. "Nipissing River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2011-07-24. Shows the river course.

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