Abitibi River

Abitibi River
Abitibi River at Iroquois Falls
Data
location	Cochrane District , Ontario (Canada)
River system	Moose River
Drain over	Moose River  → Hudson Bay
origin	Lake Abitibi , 38 km east of Iroquois Falls 48 ° 47 ′ 6 "  N , 80 ° 10 ′ 23"  W
Source height	265  m
muzzle	in the Moose River 30 km south-southwest of Moosonee Coordinates: 51 ° 4 '17 "  N , 80 ° 55' 32"  W 51 ° 4 '17 "  N , 80 ° 55' 32"  W
length	547 km
Catchment area	29,500 km²
Discharge at the Iroquois Falls A Eo gauge : 13,300 km²	MQ 1920/1995 Mq 1920/1995	180 m³ / s 13.5 l / (s km²)
Discharge at Iceland Falls A Eo gauge : 20,700 km²	MQ 1924/1967 Mq 1924/1967	275 m³ / s 13.3 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Otter Rapids A Eo gauge : 23,400 km²	MQ 1961/1994 Mq 1961/1994	334 m³ / s 14.3 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Onakawana A Eo gauge : 27,500 km²	MQ 1959/1997 Mq 1959/1997	379 m³ / s 13.8 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Black River , Frederick House River , North Driftwood River
Right tributaries	Sucker River , Newpost Creek , Little Abitibi River
Small towns	Iroquois Falls
View from the Ontario Northland Railway towards the Otter Rapids Dam

The Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario in Canada .

It flows from Lake Abitibi in a northwest direction and flows into the Moose River , which flows to James Bay . The Abitibi River has - measured from the end of Lac Loïs - a length of about 540 km.

The river used to be an important route in the fur trade of the Hudson's Bay Company . Today, the wood and paper industry is an important factor in the heavily forested region through which the Abitibi River flows.

The Abitibi River flows past the town of Iroquois Falls , which is named after the nearby waterfalls on the river.

Tributaries

• Little Abitibi River
• Frederick House River
• Black River

Hydropower plants

There are several hydropower plants on the Abitibi River, operated by AbitibiBowater and Ontario Power Generation (OPG). In the downstream direction these are:

Surname	completion position	Power [MW]	Number of turbines	hydraul. Potential [m]	operator
Twin Falls	1922/2009	24	5	16	AbitibiBowater
Iroquois Falls	1914 / 2002-2004	30th	12	13	AbitibiBowater
Island Falls	1925/1996	40	4th	20.5	AbitibiBowater
Abitibi Canyon	1933-1959	349	4th	n / A	OPG
Otter Rapids	1961-1963	182	4th	n / A	OPG

Web links

Commons : Abitibi River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Power Generation - Abitibi River

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
2. ↑ Abitibi River at the Iroquois Falls gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ Abitibi River at the Island Falls gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
4. ↑ Abitibi River at the Otter Rapids gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
5. ↑ Abitibi River at the Onakawana gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
6. ^ Ontario Power Authority ( January 1, 2012 memento in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Ontario Power Generation ( Memento from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )