Wolf River (Thunder Bay District)

The Wolf River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary Lake Superior.

Wolf River
Wolf River (Thunder Bay District) is located in Ontario
Wolf River (Thunder Bay District)
Location of the mouth of the Wolf River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictThunder Bay District
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Wolf Lake
 • coordinates48°56′49″N 88°58′40″W / 48.94694°N 88.97778°W / 48.94694; -88.97778
 • elevation428 m (1,404 ft)
MouthLake Superior
 • coordinates
48°49′02″N 88°29′09″W / 48.81722°N 88.48583°W / 48.81722; -88.48583
 • elevation
183 m (600 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

Course

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The river begins at Upper Wolf Lake in geographic Glen Township and heads east to Upper Clearwater Lake. It turns southeast through Lower Clearwater Lake, then east, northeast and once again southeast to Wolf Lake. It passes southeast out of the lake over a weir dam and enters the municipality of Dorion, heads under Ontario Highway 17/Ontario Highway 11 (at this point part of the Trans-Canada Highway) and the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line, and reaches Black Bay on Lake Superior.

Tributaries

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  • Cavern Creek (right)
  • Wolfpup Creek (left)
  • Unknown Creek (left)
  • Moraine Creek (left)
  • Furcate Creek (right)
  • Springlet Creek (left)
  • Greenwich Creek (right)
  • Hickey Creek (right)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wolf River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2013.

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