Frederick House River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Frederick House River |
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Frederick House River near Night Hawk Lake
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 Location of the mouth of the Frederick House River in Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Municipalities | Unorganized Cochrane North Part, Timmins |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Night Hawk Lake Timmins 274 m (899 ft) 48°35′00″N 80°57′00″W / 48.58333°N 80.95000°W |
| River mouth | Abitibi River 216 m (709 ft) 49°18′41″N 81°16′53″W / 49.31139°N 81.28139°W |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | James Bay drainage basin |
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The Frederick House River is a river in the James Bay and Moose River drainage basins in Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Night Hawk Lake in the city of Timmins to its mouth at the Abitibi River in Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part. Both the river and the associated Hudson's Bay Company Frederick House post (1785–1821) are named for Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, son of George III of the United Kingdom,
Course
The Frederick House River begins at Night Hawk Lake in Timmins at an elevation of 274 metres (899 ft). It flows north into Frederick House Lake at the community of Connaught, near the site of the Hudson's Bay Company Frederick House post, continues north out of the lake into Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part, flows over a small dam and the Wanatango Falls, and takes in the right tributary Wicklow River. It continues north passing along the western border of the town of Cochrane. It flows over the Neelands Rapids, under the Ontario Highway 11 and Ontario Northland Railway (formerly a section of the National Transcontinental Railway) bridges, and over the Sankey Rapids at the community of Frederick. The river takes in the left tributary Buskegau River at the Carter Rapids, continues north, and reaches its mouth as a left tributary of the Abitibi River at an elevation of 216 metres (709 ft).
Tributaries
- Jack Creek (right)
- Deception Creek (left)
- Clute Creek (right)
- Foster Creek (right)
- Buskegau River (left)
- Wicklow River (right)
- Pickerel Creek (right)
- Flint Creek (right)
- Slim Creek (right)
- Night Hawk Lake
