Hewitson River

The Hewitson River is a short river in Thunder Bay District, northwestern Ontario, Canada. When the Canadian Pacific Railway was being constructed along the north shore of Lake Superior 1882–1885, the river was known as Maggot River.

Hewitson River
Rainbow Falls on the Hewitson River
Location of the mouth of the Hewitson River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
Source	Whitesand Lake
• coordinates	48°50′48″N 87°23′54″W
• elevation	283 m (928 ft)
Mouth	Lake Superior
• coordinates	48°50′07″N 87°24′35″W
• elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Basin features
River system	Lake Superior

Course

The river begins at Whitesand Lake and flows over a series of falls, called the Rainbow Falls, then is crossed by Highway 17, and finally flows into Lake Superior. The mouth is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the community of Rossport and 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the community of Schreiber

Economy

Several campgrounds of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park lie astride the river.

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

• "Hewitson River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 42D14". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
• "Our Ontario Schreiber Public Library, Hewitson River-Maggot River" (PDF).