The Black River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a left tributary of the Pic River.
| Black River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Black River in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed lake |
| • coordinates | 49°15′30″N 85°34′28″W / 49.25833°N 85.57444°W |
| • elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
| Mouth | Pic River |
• coordinates | 48°37′41″N 86°15′49″W / 48.62806°N 86.26361°W |
• elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Course
editThe river begins at an unnamed lake and heads southwest through geographic Nickle Township[2] into the municipality of Manitouwadge to Agonzon Lake. It exits the lake over a dam east, then resumes a southwest course, passes under Ontario Highway 614, through geographic Lecours Township,[3] then under Ontario Highway 17 and the Canadian Pacific Railway main line. The river enters geographic Pic Township,[4] passes over the Wawatay Generating Station and dam,[5] takes in the left tributary Little Black River, and reaches its mouth at the Pic River, across from the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation Pic River 50 reserve and just above that river's mouth at Lake Superior.
Ontario Highway 614 follows the river valley from Ontario Highway 17 to Manitouwadge.
Tributaries
edit- Little Black River (left)
- Melgund Creek (left)
- Swede Creek (right)
- Gowan Creek (right)
- Valley Creek (right)
- Cedar Creek (left)
- Amwri Creek (left)
- Namebin Creek (right)
- Barehead Creek (right)
- Jenny Creek (left)
- Ziziginiga Creek (left)
- Morley Creek (left)
- Fox Creek (right)
- Lorne Creek (left)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Black River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Nickle" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Lecours" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Pic" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Wawatay Generating Station". Regional Power. 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
Sources
edit- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-07-23.