Pic River
Pic River | ||
View from the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge to the Highway 17 road bridge over the Pic River |
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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. |
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Source height | 321 m | |
muzzle |
Upper Lake Coordinates: 48 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ N , 86 ° 18 ′ 8 ″ W 48 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ N , 86 ° 18 ′ 8 ″ W. |
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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.
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