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Whitefish River
Whitefish River (Berens River tributary) is located in Ontario
Whitefish River (Berens River tributary)
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Ontario.
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northwestern Ontario
District Kenora
Physical characteristics
Main source Unnamed lake
445 m (1,460 ft)
51°34′48″N 92°23′47″W / 51.58000°N 92.39639°W / 51.58000; -92.39639
River mouth Berens River
373 m (1,224 ft)
51°40′28″N 92°39′44″W / 51.67444°N 92.66222°W / 51.67444; -92.66222
Length 38 km (24 mi)

The Whitefish River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Hudson Bay and Nelson River drainage basins and is a tributary of the Berens River.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows south to Retter Lake. It heads west, takes in the left tributary outflow from an unnamed creek from Blondin Lake, and turns north to take in the right tributary outflow from an unnamed creek from Turp Lake. The river then heads northwest, takes in left tributary unnamed creek outflow from Coathup Lake and reaches its mouth at the Berens River, which empties into Lake Winnipeg.

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