The Kagiano River is a
river
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in the east part of
Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.
In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most of ...
in
northwestern Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It is in the
Great Lakes Basin
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and flows from
Devork Lake, south of the community of
Longlac
Greenstone is an amalgamated town in the Canadian province of Ontario with a population of 4,636 according to the 2016 Canadian Census. It stretches along Highway 11 from Lake Nipigon to Longlac and covers .
The town was formed in 2001, as pa ...
on
Ontario Highway 11
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, to the
Pic River
The Pic River is a river in the east part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows from McKay Lake southeast of the community of Longlac and empties into Lake Superior southeast of the town of Marathon.
Course
The rive ...
north northeast of the town of
Marathon
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on
Ontario Highway 17
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.
Course
The river begins at Devork Lake. It flows south, takes in the left tributary Deerskull Creek at Neotoma Lake and enters at the south end of Kagiano Lake. There, it takes in the right tributary Gentian Creek and left tributaries Palmquist Creek and Wort Creek. The river heads east out of the lake at the northeast end and controlled by a dam, takes in the right tributary Buhl Creek, then turns south. It takes in the left tributary Marmota Creek, reaches Solann Lake, turns east, and takes in the left tributary Pistol Creek. The river heads over Cedar Falls and Twin Falls, takes in the left tributary Fakeloo Creek and reaches its mouth at the Pic River. The Pic River flows to
Lake Superior
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.
Hydroelectricity development
Kagiano Power, owned by the
Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is an Ojibway (Anishinaabe) First Nation on the northern shore of Lake Superior. It is sometimes referred to as Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation (or "Pic River" for short). Pic River is not a signatory to the Robinson ...
, operates a
run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
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generating station on the river at Twin Falls just upstream of the river's mouth.
Tributaries
*Fakeloo Creek (left)
*Pistol Creek (left)
*Marmota Creek (left)
*Buhl Creek (right)
*Kagiano Lake
**Gentian Creek (right)
**Palmquist Creek (left)
**Wort Creek (left)
*Deerskull Creek (left)
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