Ogoki River

Ogoki River
Aerial view of Ogoki River
Ogoki River is located in Ontario
Ogoki River
Location
Canada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictsThunder Bay, Cochrane
Physical characteristics
SourceEndogoki Lake
 • locationUnorg. Thunder Bay
 • coordinates50°33′58″N 90°15′27″W / 50.56611°N 90.25750°W / 50.56611; -90.25750
MouthAlbany River
 • location
Ogoki Post
 • coordinates
51°37′28″N 85°57′02″W / 51.62444°N 85.95056°W / 51.62444; -85.95056[1]
Basin features
ProgressionAlbany RiverJames Bay
Tributaries 
 • leftMontcrief River, Dusey River
 • rightRindt River, Allan Water, Raymond River, Ottertail River
WaterbodiesWabakimi Lake, Whitewater Lake, Whiteclay Lake, Ogoki Reservoir, Ogoki Lake
WaterfallsWaboose Falls

The Ogoki River is a river in the Thunder Bay and Cochrane Districts of Ontario.[1] It springs from the wilderness just east of Savant Lake, flowing north of Lake Nipigon to Ogoki, where it joins the Albany River which empties into James Bay. The river is 480 kilometres (300 mi) long.[citation needed]

The Ogoki River is a narrow, deep, slow-moving, and anastomosing river, with high sediment content. Rapids occur where the river crosses bedrock shelves. The Speckled Trout Rapids, a particularly large set of rapids, is located between Harrogate and Patience Lake. An extensive delta and estuary system has developed where the river enters Ogoki Lake.[2]

The river, now mostly used for canoeing and fishing, was part of a canoe route from Hudson Bay to Lake Superior: via James Bay, Albany River, Ogoki River, portage to Ombabika River, Lake Nipigon, Nipigon River, and finally Lake Superior.

Portions of the river are protected in the Wabakimi Provincial Park and Ogoki River Provincial Park.

  1. ^ a b "Ogoki River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ogoki River Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario.ca. Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2021.