Fox River (Thunder Bay District)

Fox River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - elevation 506 m (1,660 ft)
 - coordinates 48°20′37″N 85°27′53″W / 48.34361°N 85.46472°W / 48.34361; -85.46472
Mouth Pukaskwa River
 - elevation 378 m (1,240 ft)
 - coordinates 48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°W / 48.23194; -85.61833Coordinates: 48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°W / 48.23194; -85.61833
Location of the mouth of the Fox River in Ontario

The Fox River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Pukaskwa River, which it enters within Pukaskwa National Park.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows southwest into Partridge Lake[2] and then onward into Fox Lake. It continues southwest, enters Pukaskwa National Park, and reaches its mouth at the Pukaskwa River, which flows to Lake Superior.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fox River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Partridge Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.

Other map sources:

  • Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
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