Ekwan River
| Ekwan River | |
| River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Kenora |
| Part of | James Bay drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Little Ekwan River, North Washagami River |
| - right | Crooked River, Matateto River |
| Source | Zumar Lake |
| - elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| - coordinates | 52°20′31″N 87°12′13″W / 52.34194°N 87.20361°W |
| Mouth | James Bay |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 53°12′00″N 82°14′59″W / 53.20000°N 82.24972°WCoordinates: 53°12′00″N 82°14′59″W / 53.20000°N 82.24972°W |
| Length | 500 km (311 mi) |
  Location of the mouth of the Ekwan River in Ontario.
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The Ekwan River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels about 500 kilometres (311 mi) from its source at Zumar Lake on the Canadian Shield, through the Hudson Bay Lowlands, northeast and then east, to its mouth on James Bay.
The Ekwan drainage basin lies between and is enveloped by the larger ones of neighbouring rivers, the Winisk River on the north and the Attawapiskat River on the south. The source of the river is Zumar Lake at an elevation of 239 metres (784 ft), just 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of part of the North Channel outlet from Attawapiskat Lake, the source of the Attawapiskat River. It travels northeast over a series of rapids and falls, taking in various small tributaries, to a confluence point at 53°10′43″N 86°13′30″W / 53.17861°N 86.22500°W at an elevation of 134 metres (440 ft), where an unnamed tributary, which begins at a point 52°55′58″N 86°14′06″W / 52.93278°N 86.23500°W within 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) of the Attawapiskat River, joins from the right.
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