Makonie River

The Makonie River is a river in Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the Chapleau River.

Makonie River
Location of the mouth of the Makonie River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictSudbury
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationManning Township
 • coordinates48°07′56″N 83°25′22″W
 • elevation442 m (1,450 ft)
MouthChapleau River
 • location
Bonar Township
 • coordinates
48°23′37″N 83°00′17″W
 • elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin

Course

The river begins in geographic Manning Township[2] and flows northeast, passes northeast through the southeast corner of geographic Brutus Township,[3] enters geographic Lipsett Township,[4] and empties into Lipsett Lake. The river goes north and enters geographic Lloyd Township,[5] heads northeast, and reaches Makonie Lake. The river flows east, enters geographic Bonar Township,[6] heads northeast to Bonar Lake, then continues northeast and reaches its mouth at the Chapleau River. The Chapleau River flows via the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.

Tributaries
  • Stefansson Creek (left)
  • Kakanakwa Creek (left)

References
  1. "Makonie River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. "Manning" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. "Brutus" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. "Lipsett" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. "Lloyd" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  6. "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 2016-08-10.

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