Wiegand River

Wiegand River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Adrian Lake
 - location Adrian Township
 - elevation 518 m (1,699 ft)
 - coordinates 48°27′22″N 89°49′22″W / 48.45611°N 89.82278°W / 48.45611; -89.82278
Mouth Matawin River
 - location Horne Township
 - elevation 367 m (1,204 ft)
 - coordinates 48°33′02″N 89°50′46″W / 48.55056°N 89.84611°W / 48.55056; -89.84611Coordinates: 48°33′02″N 89°50′46″W / 48.55056°N 89.84611°W / 48.55056; -89.84611
Location of the mouth of the Wiegand River in Ontario

The Wiegand 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 Matawin River.

The river begins at Adrian Lake[2] in geographic AdrianTownship,[3] and heads northwest. It turns northeast, enters geographic Horne Township,[4] and reaches its mouth at the Matawin River. The Matawin River flows via the Kaministiquia River to Lake Superior.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wiegand River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Adrian Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Adrian" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Horne" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

Other map sources:

  • Map 13 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2014-09-01.


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