Lawashi Channel

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

Lawashi Channel
Lawashi Channel is located in Ontario
Lawashi Channel
Location of the mouth of the Lawashi Channel in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
Physical characteristics
SourceAttawapiskat River
  coordinates52°56′32″N 83°10′10″W
  elevation30 m (98 ft)
MouthLawashi River
  coordinates
52°50′09″N 82°14′02″W
  elevation
1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Length75 km (47 mi)

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[1] 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.[1] The mouth of the Lawashi River is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat.[1]

See also

References

  1. Atlas of Canada Toporama Map Sheet 43B

Sources

  • "Lawashi Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  • "Toporama - Topographic Maps". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-08-14.


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