Snake River (Renfrew County)

Snake River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
Townships Whitewater Region, Admaston–Bromley, North Algona-Wilberforce
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries
 - right Mink Creek
Source Lake Doré
 - location North Algona-Wilberforce
 - elevation 142 m (466 ft)
 - coordinates 45°38′16″N 77°05′01″W / 45.63778°N 77.08361°W / 45.63778; -77.08361
Mouth Muskrat Lake
 - location Whitewater Region (township)
 - elevation 122 m (400 ft)
 - coordinates 45°41′48″N 76°55′40″W / 45.69667°N 76.92778°W / 45.69667; -76.92778Coordinates: 45°41′48″N 76°55′40″W / 45.69667°N 76.92778°W / 45.69667; -76.92778
Length 28 km (17 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Snake River in Ontario.

The Snake River is a river in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river begins at Lake Doré in North Algona-Wilberforce township. It flows east under Ontario Highway 41, then south past the community of Lake Dore. It then turns east, takes in the right tributary Mink Creek, travels through the Upper Osceola Marsh, and reaches the community of Osceola in Admaston–Bromley township. It heads north through the Snake River Marsh, a proposed Provincial Conservation Reserve site, then flows east through the community of Snake River in Whitewater Region township, under Ontario Highway 17, and reaches its mouth at Muskrat Lake on the Muskrat River, a tributary of the Ottawa River.

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