The Shawmere River is a
river in
Sudbury District in
northeastern
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Ontario,
Canada.
It is in the
James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the
Ivanhoe River
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.
Course
The river begins at a small, unnamed lake in
geographic
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Gamey Township,
and flows north to Yohannson Lake, where it enters geographic Crockett Township.
It flows briefly through the northwest corner of the township and enters geographic Sandy Township,
continuing its northeast course under
Ontario Highway 101. It heads north into geographic Murdock Township
into Renée Lake, on the border of geographic Paul Township
to the west and geographic Warren Township
to the east. The river heads north out the lake on the Paul Township side, takes in the left tributary
Little Shawmere River, then turns northeast back into Warren Township and continues northeast into geographic Lemoine Township. It flows into Lemoine Lake where it takes in the right tributary Carty Creek, then into Shawmere Lake where it takes in the left tributaries Lincoln Creek and Mishionga Creek. It passes northeast through the northwestern tip of geographic Folyet Township,
and enters geographic Oates Township.
It passes under the
Canadian National Railway
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, at that point passed but not served by
Via Rail transcontinental ''
Canadian'' trains, at the railway point of
Shawmere, and reaches its mouth at the Ivanhoe River. The Ivanhoe River flows via the
Groundhog River
The Groundhog River is a river in Cochrane District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map. The river is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Mattagami Ri ...
, the
Mattagami River
The Mattagami River is a river in Northern Ontario, Canada.
The Mattagami flows from its source at Mattagami Lake in geographic Gouin Township in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District, on the Canadian Shield southwest of Timmins, Lengt ...
and the
Moose River to James Bay.
Tributaries
*Mishionga Creek (left)
*Lincoln Creek (left)
*Carty Creek (right)
*Little Shawmere River (left)
References
Sources
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Rivers of Sudbury District