Black River (Kenora District)

For other places with the same name, see Black River.
Black River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Municipality Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
Part of Hudson Bay drainage basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - location Work Township
 - elevation 378 m (1,240 ft)
 - coordinates 49°35′27″N 93°57′50″W / 49.59083°N 93.96389°W / 49.59083; -93.96389
Mouth Lake of the Woods
 - location MacQuarrie Township
 - elevation 322 m (1,056 ft)
 - coordinates 49°29′57″N 94°11′47″W / 49.49917°N 94.19639°W / 49.49917; -94.19639Coordinates: 49°29′57″N 94°11′47″W / 49.49917°N 94.19639°W / 49.49917; -94.19639
Location of the mouth of the Black River in Ontario

The Black River is a river in the municipality of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and is a tributary of the Lake of the Woods.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Work Township[2] and heads southwest through Ulster Lake and under Ontario Highway 71 to Black Lake. It continues southwest, passes into geographic MacQuarrie Township[3] then Yellow Girl Bay 32B Indian Reserve (part of the Naotkamegwanning First Nation), and reaches its mouth at Long Bay on the northeast side of the Lake of the Woods. The Lake of the Woods flows via the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. "Black River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. "Work" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  3. "MacQuarrie" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-06-20.

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