Little Saganash River

Little Saganash River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Cochrane
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Source Unnamed lake
 - location Casselman Township
 - elevation 278 m (912 ft)
 - coordinates 49°05′01″N 82°25′54″W / 49.08361°N 82.43167°W / 49.08361; -82.43167
Mouth Saganash River
 - location Sulman Township
 - elevation 222 m (728 ft)
 - coordinates 49°13′14″N 82°30′36″W / 49.22056°N 82.51000°W / 49.22056; -82.51000Coordinates: 49°13′14″N 82°30′36″W / 49.22056°N 82.51000°W / 49.22056; -82.51000
Location of the mouth of the Little Saganash River in Ontario

The Little Saganash River is a river in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Saganash River.

Course

The river begins at a small, unnamed lake in geographic Casselman Township,[2] between Swanson Road and Chain of Lakes Road. It flows northwest into geographic Staples Township,[3] turns north then again northwest. The river flows into geographic Sulman Township,[4] and reaches its mouth at the Saganash River. The Saganash River flows via the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.

References

  1. "Little Saganash River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  2. "Casselman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  3. "Staples" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  4. "Sulman" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-08-19.

Other map sources:

  • Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
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