Crow River (Ontario)

Coordinates: 45°57′31″N 78°10′56″W / 45.95861°N 78.18222°W / 45.95861; -78.18222

Crow River
River
Country	Canada
Ontario	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Nipissing
Municipality	Nipissing, Unorganized South Part
Part of	Saint Lawrence River drainage basin
Source	Inez Lake
- location	Freswick township
- elevation	431 m (1,414 ft)
- coordinates	45°47′58″N 78°30′59″W / 45.79944°N 78.51639°W / 45.79944; -78.51639
Mouth	Petawawa River
- location	White township
- elevation	265 m (869 ft)
- coordinates	45°57′31″N 78°10′56″W / 45.95861°N 78.18222°W / 45.95861; -78.18222
Location of the mouth of the Crow River in Ontario

The Crow River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.^[1] The river lies entirely within Algonquin Provincial Park and is a right tributary of the Petawawa River.

Course

The river begins at Inez Lake in the geographic township of Freswick and flows south into Bower geographic township to Redrock Lake, then east to Proulx Lake and then northwest to Little Squirrel Lake and Big Squirrel Lake. It heads northeast over a series of rapids, enters Anglin geographic township and reaches Crow Bay on Lavielle Lake. The river leaves northeast over the Lake Lavielle Dam, enters White geographic township, passes over a series of rapids, turns northwest, then heads north and reaches its mouth at the Petawawa River. The Petawawa River flows via the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.

Tributaries

• Moon Creek (left)
• White Partridge Creek (right)
• Okahan Creek (left)
• Lavielle Lake
  • Thomas Creek (right)
  • Osprey Creek (right)
  • Dickson Creek (right)
  • Farncomb Creek (left)
  • Abbe Creek (left)
  • Woodcock Creek (left)
• Thrush Creek (left)
• Shadfly Creek (left)
• Koko Creek (right)
• Nepawin Creek (left)
• Diver Creek (right)

References

1. ^ "Crow River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/unique_e.php?id=FAURN&output=xml. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 

Other map sources:

• McMurtrie, Jeffrey (2008). "Algonquin Provincial Park and the Haliburton Highlands". Wikimedia Commons. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Algonquin_Map_2008_-_Version_1.0_-_Smaller_rs.jpg. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 
• Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2010-01-01) (PDF). Map 9 (Map). 1 : 700,000, Official road map of Ontario. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/southont/sheets/Map9.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 
• Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (2006). Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Asset1607.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-24.