Chapleau River | |
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Etymology | Named for Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
Districts | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Chapleau Lake |
• location | Sudbury District |
• coordinates | 47°53′11″N 83°21′13″W / 47.88639°N 83.35361°W |
• elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Mouth | Kapuskasing River |
• location | Kapuskasing Township, Algoma District |
• coordinates | 48°28′23″N 82°57′38″W / 48.47306°N 82.96056°W |
• elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | James Bay drainage basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Makonie River, Swanson River |
The Chapleau River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, begins at Chapleau Lake and is the main tributary of Kapuskasing Lake.