Whiteclay River

Whiteclay River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Districts Timiskaming, Cochrane
Part of James Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
 - right Wolf Creek
Source Swan Lake
 - location Maisonville Township, Timiskaming District
 - elevation 312 m (1,024 ft)
 - coordinates 48°14′16″N 80°15′44″W / 48.23778°N 80.26222°W / 48.23778; -80.26222
Mouth Black River
 - location Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District
 - elevation 286 m (938 ft)
 - coordinates 48°20′44″N 80°12′43″W / 48.34556°N 80.21194°W / 48.34556; -80.21194Coordinates: 48°20′44″N 80°12′43″W / 48.34556°N 80.21194°W / 48.34556; -80.21194
Location of the mouth of the Whiteclay River in Ontario

The Whiteclay River is a river in Cochrane District and Timiskaming District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Black River.

Course

The river begins at Swan Lake in geographic Maisonville Township[2] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District. It flows east under Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway (ONR) line to Upper Twin Lake. It then heads north, passes again under the ONR, takes in the right tributary Wolf Creek, and heads into geographic Benoit Township,[3] Cochrane District. The river continues north into the municipality of Black River-Matheson, and reaches its mouth at the Black River. The Black River flows via the Abitibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.

References

  1. ↑ "Whiteclay River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. ↑ "Maisonville" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Benoit" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-12-31.

Other map sources:

  • Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
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