Larder River | |
River | |
Country | Canada |
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Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Timiskaming |
Part of | Saint Lawrence River drainage basin |
Source | Larder Lake |
- location | McFadden Township |
- elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
- coordinates | 48°02′12″N 79°36′03″W / 48.036714178344404°N 79.6007949401155°W |
Mouth | Blanche River |
- location | Evanturel |
- elevation | 180 m (591 ft) |
- coordinates | 47°49′54″N 79°48′55″W / 47.83167°N 79.81528°WCoordinates: 47°49′54″N 79°48′55″W / 47.83167°N 79.81528°W |
Length | 54.0 km (34 mi) |
The Larder River is a river in Timiskaming District, in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, and flows from its source at Larder Lake in geographic McFadden Township to its mouth as a left tributary of the Blanche River in the municipal township of Evanturel.
The river begins at the mouth of the Larder Lake (length: 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi) altitude: 274 metres (899 ft)) in the Rattray Township in the Timiskaming District. This lake has the following bays: Southwest Arm, Spoon Bay and Northeast Arm.
The mouth of Larder Lake is located at:
From the dam at the mouth of Larder Lake (located south of the lake), the river flows over 54.0 kilometres (33.6 mi), according to the following segments:
Upper Larder River (segment of 30.3 kilometres (18.8 mi))
Lower part of the Larder River (segment of 23.7 kilometres (14.7 mi))
The Blanche River flows via Lake Timiskaming and the Ottawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.