Black River (Kenora District)

The Black River (French: rivière Black) is a river in the municipality of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and is a tributary of the Lake of the Woods.

For other places with the same name, see Black River.
Black River
rivière Black
Location of the mouth of the Black River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
MunicipalitySioux Narrows-Nestor Falls
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • locationWork Township
 • coordinates49°35′27″N 93°57′50″W
 • elevation378 m (1,240 ft)
MouthLake of the Woods
 • location
MacQuarrie Township
 • coordinates
49°29′56″N 94°11′46″W[1]
 • elevation
322 m (1,056 ft)
Basin features
River systemNelson River

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Work Township[2] and heads southwest through Ulster Lake and under Ontario Highway 71 to Black Lake. It continues southwest, passes into geographic MacQuarrie Township[3] then Yellow Girl Bay 32B Indian Reserve (part of the Naotkamegwanning First Nation), and reaches its mouth at Long Bay on the northeast side of the Lake of the Woods. The Lake of the Woods flows via the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay.

Tributaries
  • Graphic Creek (right)
  • Johnny Creek (left)

See also

References
  1. "Black River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. "Work" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. "MacQuarrie & Devonshire" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

Other external map sources

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