Driftwood River (Black River)
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| location | Ontario (Canada) | |
| River system | Moose River | |
| Drain over | Black River → Abitibi River → Moose River → Hudson Bay | |
| origin | Lipsett Lake 48 ° 20 ′ 7 ″ N , 80 ° 42 ′ 21 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 305 m | |
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Black River Coordinates: 48 ° 41 ′ 32 " N , 80 ° 37 ′ 39" W 48 ° 41 ′ 32 " N , 80 ° 37 ′ 39" W. |
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| Mouth height | 239 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 66 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.2 ‰ | |
| length | 57 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 555 km² | |
| Flowing lakes | Moose Lake | |
| Communities | Shillington, Monteith | |
The Driftwood River (English for "driftwood river") is a 57 km long left tributary of the Black River in the north of the Canadian province of Ontario .
The Driftwood River has its origin in Lipsett Lake at an elevation of about 1,000 feet . For the first 20 km it flows north to Moose Lake . It leaves this on its east bank and continues to flow in a northerly direction through the boreal landscape of the Canadian Shield . At the settlement of Shillington , 25 km above the estuary, the Ontario Highway 101 crosses the river. The Ontario Highway 11 ( Trans-Canada Highway ) crosses the river south of Monteith . There is a weir at Monteith. Above this there is a water level. The catchment area at this point covers 537 km². The mean water level above the weir is 260.8 m. The Driftwood River finally flows 9 km south-southeast of Iroquois Falls into the Black River, one kilometer above its mouth into the Abitibi River . The Abitibi River dammed the Driftwood River back to Monteith. The bottom four kilometers of the river are in Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park .
Web links
- Driftwood River at Natural Resources Canada