Agawa River facts for kids
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 Location of the mouth of the Agawa River in Ontario.
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| Native name | Aagawaa-ziibi |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
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| Main source | Agawa Lake 435 m (1,427 ft) 47°50′25″N 84°14′35″W / 47.84028°N 84.24306°W |
| River mouth | Lake Superior Agawa Bay 180 m (590 ft) 47°21′05″N 84°38′14″W / 47.35139°N 84.63722°W |
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The Agawa River is a river in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada which empties into Agawa Bay on Lake Superior at the community of Agawa Bay, south of Wawa, Ontario.
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History
The Agawa Rock pictographs are located on a rock face extending into Lake Superior in Agawa Bay. Some paintings are at least 1500 years old, while others may only date back to the 1800s. "Aagawaa" means "sheltered place" in the Ojibwe language.
The scenery of this region inspired a number of paintings by the Group of Seven.
Economy
The Algoma Central Railway runs an excursion train which leaves Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and travels through the Agawa Canyon. Agawa Bay and the lower parts of the river are located in Lake Superior Provincial Park.
Tributaries
- Little Agawa River
- Eleven Mile Creek
- Blackspruce Creek
- Weichel Creek
- Parch Creek
- Regan River
- Sane Creek
Settlements
- Agawa Bay
- Canyon
- O'Connor
- Eton
- Millwood
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