Pic River

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Pic River
View from the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge to the Highway 17 road bridge over the Pic River

View from the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge to the Highway 17 road bridge over the Pic River

Data
location Thunder Bay District in Ontario (Canada)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Saint Marys River  → St. Clair River  → Detroit River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source McKay Lake
49 ° 36 ′ 48 "  N , 86 ° 26 ′ 17"  W.
Source height 321  m
muzzle Upper Lake Coordinates: 48 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 86 ° 18 ′ 8 ″  W 48 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 86 ° 18 ′ 8 ″  W.
Mouth height 184  m
Height difference 137 m
Bottom slope 0.91 ‰
length 150 km
Left tributaries Black River , White Otter River
Right tributaries Kagiano River

The Pic River is a tributary of Lake Superior in the Thunder Bay District of the Canadian province of Ontario .

The river has its origin in McKay Lake . The McKay Lake Dam lies at its outflow. It flows south. He passes the Bigrock Rapids, Sagiwatan Lake, Deadman Rapids and Waboosekon Lake and the Waboosekon Lake Dam. At its confluence with the Upper Lake is the settlement of the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation .

The construction of hydropower plants is being planned at two locations along the river.

Web links

Commons : Pic River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ High Falls and Manitou Falls Hydroelectric Project