The Whiteclay River is a river in Cochrane District and Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Black River.
| Whiteclay River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Whiteclay River in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Swan Lake |
| • location | Maisonville Township, Timiskaming District |
| • coordinates | 48°14′16″N 80°15′44″W / 48.23778°N 80.26222°W |
| • elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Mouth | Black River |
• location | Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District |
• coordinates | 48°20′44″N 80°12′43″W / 48.34556°N 80.21194°W |
• elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Wolf Creek |
Course
editThe river begins at Swan Lake in geographic Maisonville Township[2] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District. It flows east under Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) line to Upper Twin Lake. It then heads north, passes again under the ONR, takes in the right tributary Wolf Creek, and heads into geographic Benoit Township,[3] Cochrane District. The river continues north into the municipality of Black River-Matheson, and reaches its mouth at the Black River. The Black River flows via the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.
References
edit- ^ "Whiteclay River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Maisonville" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Benoit" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
Other map sources:
- Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-31.