Sand River (Ontario)

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Sand River
none Looking Downstream towards HWY 17 and the Mouth on Lake Superior
Looking Downstream towards HWY 17 and the Mouth on Lake Superior
Country Canada Flag of Canada
State Ontario Flag of Ontario
District Algoma
Source Sand Lake
Mouth
 - location Lake Superior, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario Flag of Ontario, Canada Flag of Canada



The Sand River (French: rivière Sand) is a river in the Algoma District of Ontario, Canada which flows from Sand Lake and empties into Lake Superior south of Wawa, Ontario.[1]

The Ojibway name for the river is Pinguisibi. Where pingui means fine white sand and sibi means river[2].

The river descends to the lake in a series of low cascades in Lake Superior Provincial Park. The river is named after the sand bar formed across its mouth.

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