River aux Sables facts for kids
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Rapids on the River aux Sables in Chutes Provincial Park
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 Location of the mouth of the River aux Sables in Ontario
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
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| Main source | Lac aux Sables Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Algoma District 451 m (1,480 ft) 46°50′19″N 82°21′42″W / 46.83861°N 82.36167°W |
| River mouth | Spanish River Sables-Spanish Rivers, Sudbury District 178 m (584 ft) 46°12′38″N 82°03′30″W / 46.21056°N 82.05833°W |
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The River aux Sables, also known as the Aux Sables River and the Rivière aux Sables, is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada which flows from Lac aux Sables in Algoma District and empties into the Spanish River near the community of Massey.
At one time, the river was used to transport logs to sawmills downstream. It flows through Chutes Provincial Park, which was named after chutes used to bypass rapids on this river. The river is now mainly used for recreational canoeing and kayaking.
Ontario Highway 810 follows the course of the river from Richie Falls in the north, south of Lac aux Sables, to Bull Lake in the south. Ontario Highway 553 continues south from there to Massey on Ontario Highway 17, first diverging from and then rejoining the river just north of Massey.
Tributaries
- West River aux Sables
