Little Swanson River

The Little Swanson River is a river in Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, begins at an unnamed lake, and is a right tributary of the Swanson River.

Little Swanson River
Little Swanson River is located in Ontario
Little Swanson River
Location of the mouth of the Little Swanson River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictSudbury
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • locationRacine Township
 • coordinates48°03′51″N 83°21′49″W
 • elevation444 m (1,457 ft)
MouthSwanson River
 • location
Lipsett Township
 • coordinates
48°13′58″N 83°11′24″W
 • elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin

Course

The river begins in geographic Racine Township[2] and flows northeast through a series of small, unnamed lakes into geographic Floranna Township[3] where it reaches Robson Lake. The river heads north into geographic Sadler Township, then geographic Lipsett Township,[4] continues north, and reaches its mouth at the Swanson River. The Swanson River flows via the Chapleau River, the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.

References
  1. "Little Swanson River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. "Racine" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. "Floranna" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. "Lipsett" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-10.

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