Brightsand River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brightsand River |
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 Mouth of the Brightsand River in Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay |
| Part | Thunder Bay, Unorganized |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Pakashkan Lake 465 m (1,526 ft) 49°27′41″N 90°21′17″W / 49.46139°N 90.35472°W |
| River mouth | Allan Water Allanwater Bridge 417 m (1,368 ft) 50°14′26″N 90°09′35″W / 50.24056°N 90.15972°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
The Brightsand River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Unorganized Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Course
The river begins at Outlet Bay on Pakashkan Lake about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the community of Upsala. It flows north through Brightsand Lake and further to Wapakaimaski Lake. The river splits with one channel flowing west into Seseganaga Lake and further into Kawaweogama Lake; the other flows north through Antler Lake and McEwan Lake. The two combine again to form the river Allan Water at the community of Allanwater Bridge, the location of Allanwater Bridge railway station, served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains, on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line.
Most of the river has been designated Brightsand River Provincial Park.
Tributaries
- Hilltop Creek (left)
- Rude Creek (left)
- Globe Creek (right)
- Sparrow Creek (right)
- Grid Creek (left)
- Bluebird Creek (right)
- Ermine Creek (left)
- Aylsworth Creek (right)
- Wawang River (left)
- Pakashkan Lake (source)
