| Madawaska River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Madawaska_River_Whitney.JPG) Upper Madawaska River at Whitney | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Canada_Southern_Ontario_relief_location_map.jpg)  Location of the mouth of the Madawaska River in southern Ontario | |
| Etymology | From name of Algonquian band "Matouweskarini" meaning "people of the shallows" |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regions | |
| County/District | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Source Lake |
| • location | Canisbay Township, Unorganized South Part, Nipissing District |
| • coordinates | 45°33′52″N 78°37′56″W / 45.56444°N 78.63222°W |
| • elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Mouth | Ottawa River |
• location | Arnprior, Renfrew County |
• coordinates | 45°26′35″N 76°20′56″W / 45.44306°N 76.34889°W |
• elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Length | 230 km (140 mi) |
| Basin size | 8,470 km2 (3,270 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 85 m3/s (3,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ottawa River→ St. Lawrence River→ Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| River system | Ottawa River drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Opeongo River |
| • right | York River |
The Madawaska River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The river is 230 km (143 mi) long and drains an area of 8,470 km2 (3,270 sq mi).[3] Its name comes from an Algonquian band of the region known as "Matouweskarini", meaning "people of the shallows".
- ^ "Madawaska River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ "Madawaska River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2012-03-12. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map.
- ^ "Rivers Flowing into the Atlantic Ocean". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2010-10-08.