Blind River (Ontario)

The Blind River is a river in the municipality of Blind River, Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and is tributary of Lake Huron.

Blind River
Blind River, Northern Ontario
Location of the mouth of the Blind River in Ontario
Native name	Biniwaabikong (Ojibway)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Algoma
Municipality	Blind River
Physical characteristics
Source	Pathfinder Lake
• coordinates	46°29′21″N 82°54′03″W
• elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Mouth	North Channel
• coordinates	46°10′47″N 82°58′37″W
• elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries
• right	Potomac River

This river was called a "blind river" because the river's mouth is not easily seen from the lake. Its native (Ojibway) name is "biniwaabikong", which means "at the fallen rock" due to the smooth, sloping rock face along the river.

The river flows south from Pathfinder Lake through a group of other lakes and empties into the North Channel of Lake Huron at the central community of Blind River.

A sawmill was built near the mouth of this river in 1837. There is a small hydroelectric plant where the river drains Lake Duborne.