Allan Water (Ontario)

This article is about the river in Ontario. For the river in Scotland, see Allan Water.

Allan Water is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Allan Water
Location of the mouth of the Allan Water in Ontario
Etymology	Named after Allan Water in Scotland
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Part	Thunder Bay, Unorganized
Physical characteristics
Source	Kawaweogama Lake
• location	Allanwater Bridge
• coordinates	50°14′30″N 90°09′50″W
• elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Mouth	Wabakimi Lake
• coordinates	50°37′13″N 89°44′21″W
• elevation	357 m (1,171 ft)
Length	71 km (44 mi)
Basin features
River system	James Bay drainage basin

Course

The river begins at the community of Allanwater Bridge at the confluence of the two branches of the Brightsand River: the western branch arriving as the outlet from Kawaweogama Lake and the eastern branch arriving as the outlet from McEwan Lake. The Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line over a bridge at the point of confluence, and is the location of Allanwater Bridge railway station, served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.

The river flows north and splits into two channels, then recombines, takes in the right tributary Nemo River and reaches Brennan Lake. The river leaves the lake east over Brennan Falls to Granite Lake, and then leaves that lake north over Granite Falls. It continues north over Black Beaver Rapids, Little Sturgeon Rapids and Sturgeon Rapids to reach its mouth at Wabakimi Lake on the Ogoki River. The Ogoki flows via the Albany River to James Bay.

With the exception of a short stretch at the start, the river lies within Wabakimi Provincial Park.

Tributaries

• Nemo River (right)
• Labelle Creek (right)
• Foam Creek (left)

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

• "Allan Water". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 52I5, 52I12, 52J1, 52J8,". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
• "Map sheet 13" (PDF). Official Road Map of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Transportation. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-08-18.