The Kabika River is a tributary of the
Burntbush River, flowing in the
Cochrane District, in
Northeastern Ontario, in
Canada
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.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slope is served by the Ontario road 652.
The surface of the river is usually frozen from early November to mid-May, but safe circulation on the ice generally occurs from mid-November to the end of April.
Geography
The hydrographic slopes adjacent to the Kabika River are:
* North side:
Mikwam River,
Burntbush River;
* East side:
East Kabika River,
Patten River
The Patten River is a tributary of the Turgeon River, which flows into the Harricana River in Canada; the latest flows to the southern shore of James Bay. The course of the river pass through mainly North-West of Quebec in Eeyou Istchee Baie-Jame ...
,
Turgeon River;
* South side:
Lake Abitibi
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,
La Reine River (Lake Abitibi);
* west side:
Case River
The Case River is a tributary of the Kabika River, flowing in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. The course of this river runs through the townships of Steele, Case and Kenning.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the se ...
,
Kenning River
The Kenning River is a tributary of the Case River, flowing into the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. The course of this river crosses the townships of Kenning and Case.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; ...
,
Seguin River
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Cours ...
, Payntouk Creek.
The Kabika River originates at the mouth of a small forest lake (altitude: ) in the north of the township of Scapa. This lake is situated to the northeast of a mountain whose summit reaches . Its mouth is located in the north of the North-East Bay of
Lake Abitibi
Lake Abitibi (french: Lac Abitibi, oj, Aabitibiiwi-zaaga’igan) is a shallow lake in northeastern Ontario and western Quebec, Canada. The lake, which lies within the vast Clay Belt, is separated in two distinct portions by a short narrows, ma ...
.
From the mouth of the small head lake, the Kabika River flows on according to the following segments:
* to the mouth of Lake Kabika (length: , altitude: to the north in the township of Scapa) which overlaps the townships of Scapa and Abbotsford;
* to the north winding through the township of Abbotsford and Case, to the limit of the township of Singer;
* to the north by winding in Singer Township, then Kenning Township to the confluence of the
Case River
The Case River is a tributary of the Kabika River, flowing in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. The course of this river runs through the townships of Steele, Case and Kenning.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the se ...
(coming from the West);
* to the north winding through Kenning Township, then Singer, to the boundary of the Tomlinson Township;
* to the north, then northeast, winding through Tomlinson Township, then Hurtubise, to the confluence of the
East Kabika River (coming from the south);
* to the north-west by forming a hook to the north-west and another to the south-east, to its mouth.
[Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources Canada.]
The confluence of the Kabika River is located in the Hurtubise Township, at on the western boundary of the
Ontario
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Quebec
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boundary; to the west of the mouth of the Burntbush River (confluence with the Turgeon River); to the southwest of the mouth of the Turgeon River (confluence with the Harricana River); to the southeast of a bay south of
Kesagami Lake and east of the Ontario Highway 652.
Toponymy
The following toponyms are of the same origin and are in the same area of the Cochrane District: Kabika River,
East Kakiba River.
See also
*
Burntbush River, a watercourse
*
Turgeon River, a stream
*
Harricana River, a watercourse
*
James Bay
James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...
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Cochrane District (
Ontario
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)
*
Northeastern Ontario
*
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
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References
External links
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Rivers of Cochrane District