Lawashi Channel

Lawashi Channel
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Source Attawapiskat River
 - elevation 30 m (98 ft)
 - coordinates 52°56′32″N 83°10′10″W / 52.94222°N 83.16944°W / 52.94222; -83.16944
Mouth Lawashi River
 - elevation 1 m (3 ft)
 - coordinates 52°50′09″N 82°14′02″W / 52.83583°N 82.23389°W / 52.83583; -82.23389Coordinates: 52°50′09″N 82°14′02″W / 52.83583°N 82.23389°W / 52.83583; -82.23389
Length 75 km (47 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Lawashi Channel in Ontario

The Lawashi Channel is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and is part of the James Bay drainage basin. The Lawashi Channel is an outlet from the Attawapiskat River[1] and travels 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the Lawashi River, at a point 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) upstream of that river’s mouth at James Bay.[1] The mouth of the Lawashi River is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Atlas of Canada Toporama Map Sheet 43B


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.