Kapuskasing River
| Kapuskasing River | |
| Rivière de Kapuskasing | |
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 Kapuskasing River in the town of Kapuskasing
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| Country | Canada |
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| Ontario | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| Districts | Cochrane, Algoma |
| Part of | James Bay drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Lost River, Dunrankin River |
| - right | Remi River, Saganash River, Nemegosenda River |
| Source | Kapuskasing Lake |
| - location | Kapuskasing Township, Algoma District |
| - elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°31′01″N 82°53′51″W / 48.51694°N 82.89750°W |
| Mouth | Mattagami River |
| - location | Clay Township, Cochrane District |
| - elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| - coordinates | 49°48′31″N 82°00′10″W / 49.80861°N 82.00278°WCoordinates: 49°48′31″N 82°00′10″W / 49.80861°N 82.00278°W |
  Location of the mouth of the Kapuskasing River in Ontario
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The Kapuskasing River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District and Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. The river is a left tributary of the Mattagami River.
For a map showing the river course, see this reference.
The river begins at Kapuskasing Lake in geographic Kapuskasing Township, Algoma District, near the railway point of Elsas, on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and the location of Elsas railway station served by Via Rail Canadian trains. It flows northeast under the mainline, takes in the right tributary Nemegosenda River, passes over the Jackpine Rapids (bypassed by the Jackpine Portage), the Loon Rapids, the Buchan Falls and the Clouston Rapids, and takes in the right tributary Dunrankin River. It heads north over the Cedar Rapids, heads over the Woman Falls and Old Woman Falls, and passes from geographic Shanly Township, Algoma District into geographic Cargill Township in Cochrane District.
The Kapuskasing River continues northeast over the White Otter Falls, the Bakatase Falls, the Camp Three Rapids and the Big Beaver Falls, takes in the right tributary Saganash River and reaches the town of Kapuskasing, where it is crossed by Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway line (formerly Canadian National Railway, originally the National Transcontinental Railway). It passes over a hydro dam, the Spruce Falls, takes in the left tributary Lost River and right tributary Remi River, and reaches its mouth at the Mattagami River in geographic Clay Township, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the community of Fraserdale. The Mattagami River flows via the Moose River to James Bay.
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