The Severn River is a river in northern

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. The northern Ontario river has its headwaters near the western border of the province. From the head of the Black Birch River, the Severn River is long, Its drainage basin area is ,Atlas of Canada
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. Its source is Deer Lake and flows northeasterly into Severn Lake, then by a second section to

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where it ends at

Fort Severn Fort Severn, in present-day Annapolis, Maryland, was built in 1808 on the same site as an earlier American Revolutionary War fort of 1776. Although intended to guard Annapolis harbor from British attack during the War of 1812, it never saw ac ...

. The

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communities of Sandy Lake, Bearskin Lake, and

are located along the river. These were formed at the sites of former

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s built when the Severn River was a prominent river during the

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era. Located at the mouth of the river, Fort Severn was established as a trading post in 1689 by the

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. It was captured by

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in 1690. The post, rebuilt in 1759, has been in continuous operation to this day making this community one of the oldest European settlements in Ontario. At its source on Deer Lake is the small community of

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Tributaries

Tributaries of the northern Severn River include: *McInness River *Cobham River (source in Manitoba) *Windigo River *Makoop River *Blackbear River *

Sachigo River The Sachigo River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of the Severn River. Course The Sachigo River begins at Broadside Lake and flows northeast through Pasateko Lake ...

**Wapaseese River **Beaver Stone River * Fawn River * Beaver River

References

Rivers of Kenora District Tributaries of Hudson Bay {{NorthernOntario-river-stub

Tributaries

See also

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