Magnetawan River
| Magnetawan River | ||
 Magnetawan River at Burk's Falls |
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| Data | ||
| location | Parry Sound District , Nipissing District in Ontario, Canada | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | St. Clair River → Detroit River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | Magnetawan Lake 45 ° 39 ′ 44 ″ N , 78 ° 59 ′ 16 ″ W. |
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| muzzle |
George's Bay (Huron Sea) Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ 18 ″ N , 80 ° 30 ′ 54 ″ W 45 ° 46 ′ 18 ″ N , 80 ° 30 ′ 54 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height |
176 m
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| length | 175 km | |
| Right tributaries | North Magnetawan River, Stirling Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Lake Cecebe , Ahmic Lake , Wahwashkesh Lake | |
| Communities | Burk's Falls , Magnetawan , Magnetawan First Nation , Britt | |
 Canoeists on the Upper Magnetawan River |
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Magnetawan River is a river in the Canadian province of Ontario .
It has its origin in Lake Magnetawan Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park in the Nipissing District . From there it flows in a predominantly westerly direction past Burk's Falls and Magnetawan to Georgsbucht . It flows into the Byng Inlet at Britt . Its length is 175 km.
The river has a series of rapids ( "The Thirty Dollar Rapids," "The Fourteen", "The Ten," "Potato Rapids", "Poverty Bay Chutes", "Cody Rapid) and is popular with whitewater - canoeists and kayakers .
Below Wahwashkesh Lake , the Magnetawan River Provincial Park stretches along the course of the river. Here the South Branch splits off to the south, only to reunite with the actual Magnetawan River after 20 km.
At Burk's Falls, Bracebridge Generation Ltd. Since 1985, a hydroelectric power station with 2 Kaplan turbines 1.12 MW at a drop height of 8.5 m.
Canoe routes
- Magnetawan River South Branch (35 km)
- Magnetawan River North Branch (43 km)
- Magnetawan River Loop No.2 (80 km)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ontario Power Authority ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
