Blind River (Ontario)

Blind River (Biniwaabikong (Ojibway))
Blind River, Northern Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Algoma
Municipality Blind River
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries
 - right Potomac River
Source Pathfinder Lake
 - elevation 381 m (1,250 ft)
 - coordinates 46°29′21″N 82°54′03″W / 46.48917°N 82.90083°W / 46.48917; -82.90083
Mouth North Channel
 - elevation 176 m (577 ft)
 - coordinates 46°10′47″N 82°58′37″W / 46.17972°N 82.97694°W / 46.17972; -82.97694Coordinates: 46°10′47″N 82°58′37″W / 46.17972°N 82.97694°W / 46.17972; -82.97694
Location of the mouth of the Blind River in Ontario

The Blind River is a river in the municipality of Blind River, Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and is tributary of Lake Huron.

This river was called a "blind river" because the river's mouth is not easily seen from the lake. Its native (Ojibway) name is "biniwaabikong", which means "at the fallen rock" due to the smooth, sloping rock face along the river.

The river flows south from Pathfinder Lake through a group of other lakes and empties into the North Channel of Lake Huron at the central community of Blind River.

A sawmill was built near the mouth of this river in 1837. There is a small hydroelectric plant where the river drains Lake Duborne.

Tributaries

  • Potomac River (right)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Blind River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-06-27.

Other map sources:

  • Map 7 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 52L11". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-01-22.


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