Sand River (Ontario)
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The Sand River (French: Rivière Sand[1]) is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[2][3] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Superior, and its entire course lies within Lake Superior Provincial Park.[4]
The river is named after the sand bar formed across its mouth. The Ojibway name for the river is Pinguisibi, where pingui means fine white sand and sibi means river.[5]
Course
The Sand River begins at Sand Lake, in geographic Stoney Township,[6] on which is located the railway point of Sand Lake on the Algoma Central Railway.[3] It leaves the lake South over Sand Lake Dam about Script error: No such module "convert". west of the community of Millwood.[6] It travels South into geographic Barnes Township,[7] geographic Barager Township,[8] and geographic Broome Township,[9] the latter in which it heads over Calwin Falls. The river continues south into geographic Goodwillie Township,[10] flows over Lady Evelyn Falls, and takes in the left tributary Kwagama Creek. It then heads southwest, descends a series of low cascades, passes under Ontario Highway 17 and reaches its mouth at Lake Superior.
Recreation
The entire river is a designated canoe route. There is a picnic area at the mouth of the river next to Highway 17 where many travelers stop to enjoy a view of the cascading falls,[4] and the Pinguisibi hiking trail follows the right bank from the river mouth.[4][11]
Tributaries
- Kwagama Creek
- Sand Lake
- Sand Creek
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Sand River Looking Upstream near Lake Superior
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Historical Sign on the Bank of the River
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Sand River water cascades looking upstream
See also
References
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