Marchington River (Ontario)
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Marchington River | |
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Origin | Kashaweogama Lake |
Mouth | Abram Lake at Coordinates: |
Basin countries | Canada |
Length | 118 km (73 mi) |
Mouth elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
The Marchington River is a river located in Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels 78 kilometres (48 mi) from its head at Kashaweogama Lake in Thunder Bay District through a series of lakes to Marchington Lake, where it meets the Sturgeon River. It then continues 30 kilometres (19 mi) over the small McDougall Falls and through Black Lake before emptying into the English River at Abram Lake near Sioux Lookout.
Highway 516 crosses the river approximately 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north of its confluence with Marchington Lake. Highway 642 and the CN transcontinental rail line cross the river about 4 km (2.5 mi) and 2 km (1.2 mi) respectively upstream of the mouth, near Superior Junction.
[edit] Tributaries
- Houghton Creek
- Martin Creek
- Runway Creek
- Sturgeon River
- Tripoli Creek
[edit] References
- Atlas of Canada topographic maps 52J3, 52J4, 52J6 and 52J7 retrieved 2007-11-06
- The Official Road Map of Ontario on-line sections 13 and 16 retrieved 2007-11-06