Porcupine River (Ontario)

For other places with the same name, see Porcupine River.
Porcupine River
Bridge in Porcupine from Porcupine River
Porcupine River (Ontario) is located in Ontario
Porcupine River (Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Porcupine River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictCochrane
Physical characteristics
SourcePorcupine Lake
 • coordinates48°29′41″N 81°10′30″W / 48.49472°N 81.17500°W / 48.49472; -81.17500
 • elevation277 m (909 ft)
MouthNight Hawk Lake
 • coordinates
48°31′26″N 81°01′02″W / 48.52389°N 81.01722°W / 48.52389; -81.01722
 • elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Length32 km (20 mi)

The Porcupine River is a river in the James Bay and Moose River drainage basins in the city of Timmins, Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Porcupine Lake to its mouth at Night Hawk Lake, the source of the Frederick House River, a tributary of the Abitibi River.