Whiteclay River

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.

Whiteclay River
Location of the mouth of the Whiteclay River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
District
Physical characteristics
SourceSwan Lake
 ⁃ locationMaisonville Township, Timiskaming District
 ⁃ coordinates48°14′16″N 80°15′44″W
 ⁃ elevation312 m (1,024 ft)
MouthBlack River
 ⁃ location
Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District
 ⁃ coordinates
48°20′44″N 80°12′43″W
 ⁃ elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
 ⁃ rightWolf Creek

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.

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