The Fox River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Pukaskwa River, which it enters within Pukaskwa National Park.
Fox River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northwestern Ontario |
District | Thunder Bay |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Unnamed lake |
• coordinates | 48°20′37″N 85°27′53″W / 48.34361°N 85.46472°W |
• elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) |
Mouth | Pukaskwa River |
• coordinates | 48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°W |
• elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Course edit
The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows southwest into Partridge Lake[2] and then onward into Fox Lake. It continues southwest, enters Pukaskwa National Park, and reaches its mouth at the Pukaskwa River, which flows to Lake Superior.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Fox River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ^ "Partridge Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
Sources edit
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-09-15.