Jocko River (Ontario)
The Jocko River is a river in Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, is a right tributary of the Ottawa River, and lies entirely within Jocko Rivers Provincial Park.[5][6]
Jocko River | |
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Location of the mouth of the Jocko River in Ontario | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Nipissing |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Jocko Lake |
• location | Osborne Township |
• coordinates | 46°39′33″N 79°27′13″W |
• elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
Mouth | Ottawa River |
• location | Eddy Township |
• coordinates | 46°33′48″N 79°00′08″W[1] |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ottawa River→ Saint Lawrence River→ Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
River system | Ottawa River drainage basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | Little Jocko River |
Course
The Jocko River begins at Jocko Lake in geographic Osborne Township;[2][7] the dispersed rural community of Jocko, on the Ontario Northland Railway, is at the head of the lake. The river heads northeast, then turns southeast, a course it thereafter follows all the way to its mouth. The Jocko River passes through geographic Garrow Township[8] and geographic Clarkson Township[9] before entering geographic Jocko Township,[10] where it flows under Ontario Highway 63. It passes into geographic Eddy Township,[11] takes in the right tributary Little Jocko River, and reaches its mouth at the Ottawa River.
Tributaries
- Little Jocko River (right)
- Hanson Creek (right)
- outflow from Little Sucker Lake, which itself takes in Sucker Creek
- Black Duck Creek (left)
See also
References
- "Jocko River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "CLAIMaps IV". Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- Map 12 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Jocko Rivers". Ontario Parks. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Jocko Rivers Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario Parks. 2006-05-26. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Osborne" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Garrow" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Clarkson" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Jocko" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Eddy" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2017-12-10.