Whitesand River (Hewitson River tributary)

The Whitesand River is a river in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the Hewitson River system.[2][1][3][4][5]

For another river further northwest in Thunder Bay District with the same name that flows into Lake Nipigon, see Whitesand River (Lake Nipigon).
Whitesand River
Location of the mouth of the river in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictThunder Bay
PartUnorganized Part
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Whitesand Lake
 • coordinates48°59′01″N 87°20′14″W[1]
 • elevation512 m (1,680 ft)
MouthWhitesand Lake
 • coordinates
48°51′42″N 87°22′55″W[2]
 • elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Length22 km (14 mi)
Basin features
River systemHewitson River
Tributaries 
 • leftRoss Creek

Course

The river begins at North Whitesand Lake at an elevation of 512 metres (1,680 ft).[6] The lake travels west, then turns south near the site of a mine.[1] The Whitesand River then travels downstream via a series of lakes, including Cleaver Lake, Zenith Lake, Demijohn Lake, Gumboot Lake, Longcanoe Lake and Hornblende Lake. It then takes in its left tributary Ross Creek at Lyne Lake at 48°53′17″N 87°21′14″W at an elevation of 295 metres (968 ft), and reaches its mouth at Whitesand Lake at an elevation of 284 metres (932 ft)[6] just north of Ontario Highway 17. The mouth is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east northeast of the community of Rossport and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of the community of Schreiber. The Whitesand River's waters flow from Whitesand Lake via the Hewitson River over the Rainbow Falls into Lake Superior.[1][3][5]

Economy

An access road to the mine runs from Highway 17 along the river. A campground of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park is on the south side of Whitesand Lake opposite the mouth of the Whitesand River.[1][3]

See also

References
  1. "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. "Whitesand River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #2 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. Map 15 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. "Google Earth". Retrieved 2020-11-08.


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