English River (Ontario)

For other places with the same name, see English River.
English 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; -95.00361Coordinates: 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.

Tributaries

Settlements

See also

References

  1. ↑ "English River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. 1 2 "English River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-23. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.
  3. ↑ "Nelson River - Rivers - Rivers Flowing Into Hudson Bay, James Bay or Ungava Bay". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Railways – Ontario and Quebec" (Map). 1st Edition, 1906, Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 1904. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

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