Rapid River (Sudbury District)

Rapid River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
Source Unnamed marsh
 - location Unorganized Sudbury, Sudbury District
 - elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
 - coordinates 46°53′10″N 81°09′36″W / 46.88611°N 81.16000°W / 46.88611; -81.16000
Mouth Vermillion River
 - location Greater Sudbury
 - elevation 282 m (925 ft)
 - coordinates 46°41′10″N 81°01′23″W / 46.68611°N 81.02306°W / 46.68611; -81.02306Coordinates: 46°41′10″N 81°01′23″W / 46.68611°N 81.02306°W / 46.68611; -81.02306
Location of the mouth of the Rapid River in Ontario

The Rapid River is a river in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It begins at an unnamed marsh, at an elevation of 430 metres (1,411 ft) and just upstream of Osbourne Lake, in Unorganized Sudbury, Sudbury District. It travels south to its mouth at the Vermillion River at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft), near the community of Val Thérèse in Greater Sudbury.

See also

References

  • "Rapid River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • "Rapid River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  • Map showing Vermillion river drainage basin and tributary drainage basins in and around Greater Sudbury


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