Vermilion River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed lake |
• coordinates | 47°07′35″N 81°18′55″W / 47.12639°N 81.31528°W |
• elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
Mouth | Spanish River |
• coordinates | 46°15′37″N 81°41′11″W / 46.26028°N 81.68639°W |
• elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Length | 200 km (120 mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Whitson River |
• right | Onaping River, Nelson River, Rapid River, Roberts River |
The Vermilion River (Ojibwa/Odawa: Atikamgzib or Dikmegzubi meaning “whitefish river”)[1] is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.