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Lawashi Channel
Lawashi Channel is located in Ontario
Lawashi Channel
Location of the mouth of the Lawashi Channel in Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Physical characteristics
Main source Attawapiskat River
30 m (98 ft)
52°56′32″N 83°10′10″W / 52.94222°N 83.16944°W / 52.94222; -83.16944
River mouth Lawashi River
1 m (3 ft 3 in)
52°50′09″N 82°14′02″W / 52.83583°N 82.23389°W / 52.83583; -82.23389
Length 75 km (47 mi)

The Lawashi Channel is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and is part of the James Bay drainage basin. The Lawashi Channel is an outlet from the Attawapiskat River and travels 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the Lawashi River, at a point 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) upstream of that river's mouth at James Bay. The mouth of the Lawashi River is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat.

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