Lawashi Channel

The Lawashi Channel is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Lawashi Channel
Location of the mouth of the Lawashi Channel in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Kenora
Physical characteristics
Source	Attawapiskat River
• coordinates	52°56′32″N 83°10′10″W
• elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Mouth	Lawashi River
• coordinates	52°50′09″N 82°14′02″W
• elevation	1 m (3 ft 3 in)
Length	75 km (47 mi)

Course

The river is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and is part of the James Bay drainage basin. The Lawashi Channel is an outlet from the Attawapiskat River[1] and travels 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the Lawashi River, at a point 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) upstream of that river's mouth at James Bay.[1] The mouth of the Lawashi River is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat.[1]

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

1. Atlas of Canada Toporama Map Sheet 43B

Sources

• "Lawashi Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
• "Toporama - Topographic Maps". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-08-14.