Otoskwin River

Otoskwin River
Otoskwin River is located in Ontario
Otoskwin River
Location
Canada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictKenora
Physical characteristics
MouthAttawapiskat Lake
 • coordinates
52°13′36″N 88°08′03″W / 52.22667°N 88.13417°W / 52.22667; -88.13417
 • elevation
242 m (794 ft)
Basin features
ProgressionOtoskwin→ AttawapiskatJames Bay

The Otoskwin River is a river in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] This river, once part of a major fur-trade route to James Bay,[2] is a significant tributary of the Attawapiskat River via Attawapiskat Lake.[3]

The indigenous name "Otoskwin" means "elbow".[4]

A contiguous section of the Otoskwin River from Otoskwin Lake to its mouth at Attawapiskat Lake is protected within the Pipestone River Provincial Park and Otoskwin-Attawapiskat River Provincial Park.[2][5]

  1. ^ "Otoskwin River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Otoskwin-Attawapiskat River Provincial Park". www.ontarioparks.com. Ontario Parks. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Marsh, James H. (31 October 2014). "Attawapiskat River". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ Fifteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Containing All Decisions to March 31 1917. Ottawa: Department of the Interior. 1917. p. 197.
  5. ^ "Pipestone River Provincial Park Management Plan". ontario.ca. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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