Magpie River (Ontario)

Magpie River
Rivière Magpie
Magpie River near Dubreuilville
Magpie River (Ontario) is located in Ontario
Magpie River (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Magpie River in Ontario
Native nameMutuhekau Shipu (Innu)[1]
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictAlgoma
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Magpie Lake
 • coordinates48°38′05″N 84°37′18″W / 48.63472°N 84.62167°W / 48.63472; -84.62167
 • elevation420 m (1,380 ft)
MouthLake Superior
 • coordinates
47°56′02″N 84°50′59″W / 47.93389°N 84.84972°W / 47.93389; -84.84972
 • elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Basin size1,900 km2 (730 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMichipicoten River

The Magpie River is a river in Algoma District, northeastern Ontario, Canada, The river empties into Michipicoten Bay on Lake Superior near the town of Wawa. The river drains an area of about 1,900 square kilometres (734 sq mi).

  1. ^ Berge, Chloe (2022-04-15). "This Canadian river is now legally a person. It's not the only one". National Geographic. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-24.