Saganash River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saganash River |
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 Location of the mouth of the Saganash River in Ontario
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| Other name(s) | Rivière Saganash |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Saganash Lake Staples Township 251 m (823 ft) 49°05′35″N 82°34′39″W / 49.09306°N 82.57750°W |
| River mouth | Kapuskasing River O'Brien Township / Kapuskasing 212 m (696 ft) 49°21′50″N 82°28′09″W / 49.36389°N 82.46917°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
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The Saganash River (Official name in French: Rivière Saganash) is a river in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Kapuskasing River.
Course
The river begins at the north end of Saganash Lake in geographic Staples Township, and flows north, takes in the right tributary Staples Creek, and enters geographic Sulman Township. It turns northeast, takes in the right tributary Little Saganash River, and passes through the northwest corner of geographic Swanson Township into geographic O'Brien Township. The final 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) middle of the river forms the border between O'Brien Township and the Town of Kapuskasing, after which the river reaches its mouth at the Kapuskasing River. The Kapuskasing River flows via the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.
Tributaries
- Hennessy Creek (right)
- Wabicock Creek (right)
- Grass Creek (right)
- Young Creek (right)
- Little Saganash River (right)
- Staples Creek (right)
