The Little Mikwam River is a tributary of the
Mikwam River
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slo ...
(via Mikwam Lake), flowing into the
Cochrane District,
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 Highway 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 neighboring hydrographic slopes of the" Little Mikwam River" are:
*North side:
Mikwam River
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slo ...
,
Burntbush River
The Burntbush River is a tributary of the Turgeon River in Ontario, which flows into the Harricana River in Quebec; and the latest flows mainly in Quebec before crossing the Ontario border; then this river empties to the southern shore of James ...
;
*East side: Porphyry Creek,
Mikwam River
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slo ...
,
Burntbush River
The Burntbush River is a tributary of the Turgeon River in Ontario, which flows into the Harricana River in Quebec; and the latest flows mainly in Quebec before crossing the Ontario border; then this river empties to the southern shore of James ...
;
*South side: Porphyry Creek,
East Mikwam River
The East Mikwam River is a tributary of the Mikwam River, flowing into the Cochrane District, in the north-east of Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side ...
;
*West side:
Mikwam River
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slo ...
, Tweed River, Floodwood River.
The "Little Mikwam River" originates at the mouth of a small forest lake (altitude: ).
From its source, the "Little Mikwam river" flows on according to the following segments:
* in Blakelock Township to the south-east, then forks north-westerly to the south shore of "Little Lake Mikwam";
* westward through the "Little Lake Mikwam" (length: ; altitude: );
* to South-West, up to the mouth.
[Distances measured from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources of Canada.]
The confluence of the "Little Mikwam River" is located in Blakelock Township, at west of the
Ontario
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-
Quebec
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border; southwest of the mouth of the Mikwam River; west of the mouth of the
Burntbush River
The Burntbush River is a tributary of the Turgeon River in Ontario, which flows into the Harricana River in Quebec; and the latest flows mainly in Quebec before crossing the Ontario border; then this river empties to the southern shore of James ...
; south of a bay south of
Kesagami Lake and to the southeast of the Ontario Highway 652.
Toponymy
The following names are of the same origin and are in the same area of the
Cochrane District:
Mikwam River
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slo ...
, Little Wikwam River,
East Mikwam River
The East Mikwam River is a tributary of the Mikwam River, flowing into the Cochrane District, in the north-east of Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side ...
, Mikwam Lake, Mikwam Lake, Mikwam Lake superior.
See also
*
Mikwam River
The Mikwam River is a tributary of the Burntbush River, flowing in the Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, in Canada.
Forestry is the main economic activity of the sector; recreational tourism activities, second. The west side of this slo ...
, a river
*
Burntbush River
The Burntbush River is a tributary of the Turgeon River in Ontario, which flows into the Harricana River in Quebec; and the latest flows mainly in Quebec before crossing the Ontario border; then this river empties to the southern shore of James ...
, 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 ...
*
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
...
References
External links
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Rivers of Cochrane District