The Brightsand River is a
river in the
James Bay drainage basin in
Unorganized Thunder Bay District in
northwestern Ontario
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, Canada.
Most of the river is protected in the Brightsand River Provincial Park. The river's headwaters are protected in the Garden Pakashkan Conservation Reserve.
Geography
The river begins at Outlet Bay on Pakashkan Lake about northeast of the community of
Upsala. It flows north through Brightsand Lake and further to Wapakaimaski Lake. The river splits with one channel flowing west into
Seseganaga Lake
Seseganaga Lake is a lake in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
See also
*List of lakes in Ontario
This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada. There are over 250,000 lakes in Ontario, constituting arou ...
and further into
Kawaweogama Lake; the other flows north through Antler Lake and McEwan Lake. The two combine again to form the river
Allan Water at the community of
Allanwater Bridge, the location of
Allanwater Bridge railway station
Allanwater Bridge railway station is located in the Allan Water area of the Canadian province of Ontario, just west of where the railway line crosses the river Allan Water over a truss bridge. This station is served by Via Rail. Transcontine ...
, served by
Via Rail transcontinental ''
Canadian'' trains, on the
Canadian National Railway
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CN i ...
transcontinental
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main line
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Transportation
Railway
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.
Tributaries
*Hilltop Creek (left)
*Rude Creek (left)
*Globe Creek (right)
*Sparrow Creek (right)
*Grid Creek (left)
*Bluebird Creek (right)
*Ermine Creek (left)
*Aylsworth Creek (right)
*Wawang River (left)
*Pakashkan Lake (source)
Brightsand River Provincial Park
The Brightsand River Provincial Park is a linear waterway park that includes a wide strip of land on both sides of roughly long section of the Brightsand River and its lakes, from Aylsworth Lake (near the Graham Road crossing) to its mouth at the Allan Water River. It was established in May 1989 to protect a recreational waterway that also provides an important link with other provincial parks and conservation areas.
The park is representative of a glaciated Precambrian landscape, with typical boreal forest. Notable aspects include a variety of interesting glacial features and 10 known
rock art
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sites.
It borders on the Upper
English River Conservation Reserve to the west,
Kopka River Provincial Park
The Kopka River is a river in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It forms at the height-of-land west of Lake Nipigon, flowing through rugged wilderness of Ontario's northern boreal forest, and drains into Wabinosh Lake.
Among the larger lakes that Ko ...
to the east, and
Wabakimi Provincial Park to the north.
It is a non-operating park without any services. The only facilities include a total of 200 backcountry campsites. The park is used for recreational activities such as boating, canoeing, fishing, hiking, swimming, and hunting.
See also
*
List of rivers of Ontario
This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through Ontario. The watershed list includes tributaries as well.
Dee River, flows between Three Mile Lake and Lake Rosseau.
List of rivers arranged by watershed Hudson Bay
Atlantic Ocean
...
References
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Rivers of Thunder Bay District