English River (Ontario)

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English River
River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
Districts	Kenora, Thunder Bay

Part of	Hudson Bay drainage basin


Source	Unnamed lake
- elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
- coordinates	49°13′22″N 90°46′48″W / 49.22278°N 90.78000°W / 49.22278; -90.78000
Mouth	Winnipeg River
- elevation	298 m (978 ft)
- coordinates	50°12′05″N 95°00′13″W / 50.20139°N 95.00361°W / 50.20139; -95.00361

Length	615 km (382 mi)
Basin	52,300 km² (20,193 sq mi)

Location of the mouth of the English River in Ontario

The English River was on the canoe route James Bay, Albany River, English River, Lake Winnipeg

The English River is a river in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It flows through Lac Seul to join the Winnipeg River as a right tributary.^[2] The river is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is 615 kilometres (382 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 52,300 square kilometres (20,200 sq mi).^[3] There are several hydroelectric plants on this river.

There is also a settlement on the river called English River, located where Ontario Highway 17 crosses the river at its confluence with the Scotch River, along with a nearby railway point of the same name, constructed as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line.^[4]

Course

For a map showing the river course, see this reference.^[2]

The English River flows through Lac Seul to its mouth at the Winnipeg River, which flows via the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

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