Misema River

Misema River
River
Banks of the Misema
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Northeastern Ontario
Districts Timiskaming, Cochrane
Part of Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Tributaries
 - left Little Misema River
Source Sullivan Lake
 - location Ben Nevis Township, Cochrane District
 - elevation 375 m (1,230 ft)
 - coordinates 48°16′50″N 79°42′03″W / 48.28056°N 79.70083°W / 48.28056; -79.70083
Mouth Blanche River
 - location Marter Township, Timiskaming District
 - elevation 183 m (600 ft)
 - coordinates 47°54′03″N 79°52′38″W / 47.90083°N 79.87722°W / 47.90083; -79.87722Coordinates: 47°54′03″N 79°52′38″W / 47.90083°N 79.87722°W / 47.90083; -79.87722
Location of the mouth of the Misema River in Ontario

The Misema River is a river in Timiskaming District and Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Blanche River.

Course

The river begins at Sullivan Lake in geographic Ben Nevis Township, Cochrane District.[2] It exits the lake at the northeast and travels counterclockwise around the Pushkin Hills, part of the Blake River Megacaldera Complex,[3] eventually headng south into Timiskaming District and Misema Lake, where it takes in the left tributary Little Misema River in geographic Katrine Township.[4] It heads south, passes under the former National Transcontinental Railway main line transcontinental railroad and Ontario Highway 66, flows over the Eighty Foot Falls, site of Canadian Hydro Developers' Misema Dam and 3.2 MW hydroelectric powerplant,[5] and reaches its mouth at the Blanche River in Marter Township on the border with Chamberlain to the west. The Blanche River flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries

See also

References

  1. "Misema River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. "Ben Nevis" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  3. "Pushkin Hills". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  4. "Katrine" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  5. "Canadian Hydro secures agreement for 3.2-MW Misema". Canadian News. HydroWorld.com. 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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