Coldwater River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Algoma |
Part | Algoma, Unorganized, North |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Black Lake |
• location | Barager Township |
• coordinates | 47°35′59″N 84°42′20″W / 47.59972°N 84.70556°W |
• elevation | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Superior |
• location | Giles Township |
• coordinates | 47°28′05″N 84°47′17″W / 47.46806°N 84.78806°W |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | June Creek |
The Coldwater River is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Superior, and its entire course lies within Lake Superior Provincial Park. [2]
The Coldwater River begins at Black Lake, in geographic Barager Township, [3] and travels south through geographic Broome Township, [4] and the southeast corner of geographic Brimbacombe Township [5] before flowing into geographic Giles Township, [6] where it takes in the right tributary June Creek, passes under Ontario Highway 17, and reaches its mouth at Lake Superior.