Beaver River (Thunder Bay District)
| Beaver River | |
| River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Central Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Part of | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
| Source | Unnamed muskeg |
| - elevation | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
| - coordinates | 49°08′46″N 90°41′09″W / 49.14611°N 90.68583°W |
| Mouth | Firesteel River |
| - elevation | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
| - coordinates | 49°03′02″N 90°46′48″W / 49.05056°N 90.78000°WCoordinates: 49°03′02″N 90°46′48″W / 49.05056°N 90.78000°W |
  Location of the mouth of the Beaver River in Ontario
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The Beaver River is a river in the west of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Firesteel River.
Course
The river begins at an unnamed muskeg and travels south, passes under the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line and Ontario Highway 17, then heads southwest, and reaches its mouth at the Firesteel River about 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of the community of Upsala.
References
- ↑ "Beaver River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
Other map sources:
- Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #1 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-04-22.