Borden River (Ontario)

The Borden River is a river in Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the James Bay drainage basin, and is a left tributary of the Nemegosenda River.

Borden River
Location of the mouth of the Borden River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictSudbury
Physical characteristics
SourceBorden Lake
 • locationCochrane Township
 • coordinates47°52′25″N 83°16′49″W
 • elevation428 m (1,404 ft)
MouthNemegosenda Lake on the Nemegosenda River
 • location
Chewett Township
 • coordinates
47°57′53″N 83°06′14″W
 • elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin

Course

The river begins at the northwest bay of Borden Lake in geographic Cochrane Township,[2] and flows north under Ontario Highway 101. It heads northeast, then east, enters geographic Borden Township,[3] and takes in the left tributary Briggs Creek. The heads southeast, takes in the right tributary Westover Creek, then flows northeast through the Mate Lakes where it enters geographic McGee Township.[4] It briefly flows northeast through the southeast corner of the township, continues northeast into geographic Chewett Township,[5] then turns northwest and reaches its mouth at the southern tip of Nemegosenda Lake. Nemegosenda Lake flows via the Nemegosenda River, the Kapuskasing River, the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay.

Tributaries
  • Westover Creek (right)
  • Briggs Creek (left)

References
  1. "Borden River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. "Cochrane" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  3. "Borden" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  4. "McGee" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. "Chewett" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

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