The Little White River is a

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in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in

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. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the

Mississagi River The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma District, Algoma and Sudbury District, Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada, that originates in Sudbury District and flows to Lake Huron at Blind River, Ontario, Blind River, Algoma District. Etymology Th ...

Geography

The river begins at an unnamed lake in

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Fabbro Township. It heads southwest through Sixpack Lake and then under

Ontario Highway 546 This is a list of secondary highways in Algoma District, most of which serve as logging roads or provide access to isolated and sparsely populated areas in the Algoma District of northeastern Ontario. Some of the shorter ones are also access route ...

, from which point the highway follows the river valley, where it takes in the left tributary Sister River and the right tributary Kindiogami River. It loops back and forth under the highway, continues southwest, takes in the left tributary Boland River and right tributary West Little White River, passes under

Ontario Highway 554 This is a list of secondary highways in Algoma District, most of which serve as logging roads or provide access to isolated and sparsely populated areas in the Algoma District of northeastern Ontario. Some of the shorter ones are also access route ...

, and reaches its mouth at the Mississagi River at geographic Wells Township southeast of the community Wharncliffe. The Mississagi River flows to the

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Tributaries

*Casselman's Creek (left) *Kynoch Creek (right) *West Little White River (right) *Boland River (left) *Kindiogami River (right) *Sister River (left)

Little White River Provincial Park

The Little White River Provincial Park is a waterway park that protects a long section of the river and its banks, from approximately the northern terminus of Secondary Highway 639 to its confluence with the Mississagi River. Additionally it includes the entire West Little White River and its headwater lakes (such as Pointer, Finn, Town Line, Robb, Elbow, Kirkpatrick, White Bear, and Endikai Lakes), as well as Raven Lake Uplands that stretches to the Wakomata portion of the

Mississagi River Provincial Park Mississagi River Provincial Park is a protected area on the Mississagi River in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada. It has an Ontario Parks Ontario Parks is a branch of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks in Ont ...

. It was established in 2002 and provides canoe camping and fishing opportunities. Features in the park include wetlands, oxbow

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, and floodplain swamps with stands of silver maple,

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, and

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. The Raven Lake natural heritage area contains bedrock cliff faces, upland rock barrens, deep gorges, ravines, convoluted linear wetlands, and significant stands of white pine growing on the glacier-scoured hills. The park forms a natural corridor between several natural heritage areas, such as the Mississagi River Provincial Park, the Kirkpatrick Lake enhanced management area, and the Endekai Perched Delta enhanced management area. It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no facilities or services.

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Tributaries

Little White River Provincial Park

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