Little Swanson River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Little Swanson River
Location of the mouth of the Little Swanson River in Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Sudbury
Physical characteristics
Main source	Unnamed lake Racine Township 444 m (1,457 ft) 48°03′51″N 83°21′49″W / 48.06417°N 83.36361°W / 48.06417; -83.36361
River mouth	Swanson River Lipsett Township 360 m (1,180 ft) 48°13′58″N 83°11′24″W / 48.23278°N 83.19000°W / 48.23278; -83.19000
Basin features
River system	James Bay drainage basin

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

Course

The river begins in geographic Racine Township and flows northeast through a series of small, unnamed lakes into geographic Floranna Township where it reaches Robson Lake. The river heads north into geographic Sadler Township, then geographic Lipsett Township, 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.