English River (Ontario)

The English River is a river in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It flows through Lac Seul to join the Winnipeg River at Tetu Lake as a right tributary.[2] The river is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is 615 kilometres (382 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 52,300 square kilometres (20,200 sq mi).[3] There are several hydroelectric plants on this river.

For other places with the same name, see English River (disambiguation).
English River
Location of the mouth of the English River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • coordinates49°12′54″N 90°43′37″W
 • elevation503 m (1,650 ft)
MouthTetu Lake
 • coordinates
50°12′05″N 95°00′13″W
 • elevation
297 m (974 ft)
Length615 km (382 mi)
Basin size52,300 km2 (20,200 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin

There is also a settlement on the river called English River, located where Ontario Highway 17 crosses the river at its confluence with the Scotch River, along with a nearby railway point of the same name, constructed as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line.[4]

The English River was on the historic canoe route from James Bay to Lake Winnipeg, via the Albany River.

Geography

The English River flows through Lac Seul to its mouth at Tetu Lake on the Winnipeg River, which flows via the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.[2] It flows through numerous lakes during its course.

2 non-contiguous segments of the river are protected in 2 separate provincial parks: the East English River Provincial Park and West English River Provincial Park.

Tributaries

Settlements

Settlements along its course are:

See also

References
  1. "English River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. "English River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-06-23. Shows the course of the river on a topographic map.
  3. "Nelson River - Rivers - Rivers Flowing Into Hudson Bay, James Bay or Ungava Bay". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. "Railways – Ontario and Quebec" (Map). 1st Edition, 1906, Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 1904. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-06-22.

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