Amable du Fond River

The Amable du Fond River is a river in Nipissing District, in the Northern Ontario portion of Ontario, Canada. It flows from Pipe Lake through Kawawaymog, North Tea, Manitou and Kioshkokwi Lakes in northwestern Algonquin Park to join the Mattawa River on the Calvin, Ontario side of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.[1][2] It is 84 kilometres (52 mi) long and drops 246 metres (800 ft) over its course.[2]

Amable du Fond
Eau Claire Gorge
Location of the mouth of the Amable du Fond River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Nipissing District
Physical characteristics
Source	Pipe Lake
• coordinates	45°54′03″N 79°05′36″W
• elevation	407 m (1,335 ft)
Mouth	Mattawa River
• location	Calvin, Ontario
• coordinates	46°18′04″N 78°52′44″W
• elevation	161 m (528 ft)
Length	84 km (52 mi)

The river is named after Amable Dufond, a Native hunter and trapper who lived in this area in the mid-19th century.[3] At one time, the river was used to transport logs downstream to the Mattawa River. A timber slide was built to bypass the rapids at the Eau Claire Gorge.[4]

Many canoe trippers use the river as an access point to enter Algonquin Park. The park has an access point located on Kawawaymog (Round Lake), from the access point it is just a short paddle and portage into Algonquin Provincial Park.[2] Amable du Fond River Provincial Park was proposed in 2002 to establish an ecological link between Algonquin Provincial Park and Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park.[5]

Amable du Fond river in late August (very little water)