Mississagi River | |
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Etymology | misi-zaagi, "river with a wide mouth" in Ojibwe |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Districts | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed lake |
• location | Unorganized, North Part, Sudbury District |
• coordinates | 47°17′57″N 82°39′34″W / 47.29917°N 82.65944°W |
• elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Huron |
• location | Blind River, Algoma District |
• coordinates | 46°10′29″N 83°0′58″W / 46.17472°N 83.01611°W |
• elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
Length | 266 km (165 mi) |
Basin size | 9,270 km2 (3,580 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 118 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s)[2] |
• minimum | 38.3 m3/s (1,350 cu ft/s)[2] |
• maximum | 225 m3/s (7,900 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Sharpsand, Rapid, Little White |
• right | Abinette, Cypress, Wenebegon, Aubinadong, Bolton |
The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada, that originates in Sudbury District and flows 266 kilometres (165 mi) to Lake Huron at Blind River, Algoma District.[3]
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