River aux Sables

River aux Sables Rivière aux Sables
Rapids of the River aux Sables in Chutes Provincial Park
Data
location	Algoma District , Sudbury District in Ontario, Canada
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Spanish River  → St. Clair River  → Detroit River  → Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	nameless lake 46 ° 50 ′ 19 ″  N , 82 ° 21 ′ 42 ″  W
Source height	451  m
muzzle	at Massey in the Spanish River Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′ 38 "  N , 82 ° 3 ′ 30"  W 46 ° 12 ′ 38 "  N , 82 ° 3 ′ 30"  W
Mouth height	178  m
Height difference	273 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.5 ‰
length	approx. 110 km
Catchment area	approx. 1350 km²
Discharge at the Massey A Eo gauge: 1,338.6 km²	MQ 1916/2011 Mq 1916/2011	18 m³ / s 13.4 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes	Lac aux Sables
Small towns	Massey

The River aux Sables (also Aux Sables River , French Rivière aux Sables ) is a right tributary of the Spanish River in the Algoma and Sudbury District of the Canadian province of Ontario .

The River aux Sables has its origin in a nameless lake west of the Lac aux Sables , which it flows through in an easterly direction. It continues its course in a southerly direction. The Ontario Highway 810 runs along the upper reaches of the river. The River aux Sables reaches the Spanish River at Massey . Shortly before Massey the river flows through the Chutes Provincial Park . The River aux Sables has a length of about 110 km. The river can be traveled by canoe . However, there are class III and IV rapids on the river.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Water Survey of Canada: Station 02CE002  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.