Kirkwall River

The Kirkwall River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][3][4][5][6] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Dunrankin River.

Kirkwall River
Location of the mouth of the Kirkwall River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed marsh
 • locationBonar Township, Sudbury District
 • coordinates48°26′08″N 83°07′27″W[1]
 • elevation348 m (1,142 ft)[2]
MouthDunrankin River
 • location
Kirkwall Township, Algoma District
 • coordinates
48°33′58″N 83°08′12″W[3]
 • elevation
316 m (1,037 ft)[2]
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin

Course

The river begins at an unnamed marsh in geographic Bonar Township,[7] in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District, and flows northwest. It enters the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District at geographic Kirkwall Township,[8] continues northwest, then turns northeast, and reaches its mouth at the Dunrankin River, about 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) southwest of the railway point of Dunrankin on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line. The Dunrankin River flows via the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.[1][3][4]

References
  1. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. "Google Earth". Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. "Kirkwall River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  5. Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  6. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  7. "Bonar" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  8. "Kirkwall" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-11.


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