Michaud River

Michaud River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Sudbury
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Little Michaud Lake
 - location Tyrone Township
 - elevation 427 m (1,401 ft)
 - coordinates 46°48′00″N 81°14′37″W / 46.80000°N 81.24361°W / 46.80000; -81.24361
Mouth Onaping River
 - location Leinster Township
 - elevation 389 m (1,276 ft)
 - coordinates 46°50′55″N 81°23′09″W / 46.84861°N 81.38583°W / 46.84861; -81.38583Coordinates: 46°50′55″N 81°23′09″W / 46.84861°N 81.38583°W / 46.84861; -81.38583
Location of the mouth of the Michaud River in Ontario

The Michaud River is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Onaping River.

Course

The creek begins at Little Michaud Lake[2] in geographic Tyrone Township,[3] and flows north to Michaud Lake.[4] It exits the lake at the northwest and flows northwest to Shkowona Lake, then heads west, passes into geographic Leinster Township,[5] and reaches its mouth at the Onaping River. The Onaping River flows via the Vermilion River and the Spanish River to Lake Huron.

Tributaries

Both enter at Shkowona Lake.

  • Venetian Creek (right)
  • Sandcherry Creek (left)

References

  1. ↑ "Michaud River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Little Michaud Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Tyrone" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Michaud Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Leinster" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

Other map sources:

  • Map 6 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

See also

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