Michaud River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Sudbury |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Michaud Lake |
• location | Tyrone Township |
• coordinates | 46°48′00″N 81°14′37″W / 46.80000°N 81.24361°W |
• elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Mouth | Onaping River |
• location | Leinster Township |
• coordinates | 46°50′55″N 81°23′09″W / 46.84861°N 81.38583°W |
• elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
The Michaud River is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Onaping River.
The creek begins at Little Michaud Lake [2] in geographic Tyrone Township, [3] and flows north to Michaud Lake. [4] It exits the lake at the northwest and flows northwest to Shkowona Lake, then heads west, passes into geographic Leinster Township, [5] and reaches its mouth at the Onaping River. The Onaping River flows via the Vermilion River and the Spanish River to Lake Huron.
Both enter at Shkowona Lake.
Michaud River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Sudbury |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Little Michaud Lake |
• location | Tyrone Township |
• coordinates | 46°48′00″N 81°14′37″W / 46.80000°N 81.24361°W |
• elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Mouth | Onaping River |
• location | Leinster Township |
• coordinates | 46°50′55″N 81°23′09″W / 46.84861°N 81.38583°W |
• elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
The Michaud River is a river in Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Onaping River.
The creek begins at Little Michaud Lake [2] in geographic Tyrone Township, [3] and flows north to Michaud Lake. [4] It exits the lake at the northwest and flows northwest to Shkowona Lake, then heads west, passes into geographic Leinster Township, [5] and reaches its mouth at the Onaping River. The Onaping River flows via the Vermilion River and the Spanish River to Lake Huron.
Both enter at Shkowona Lake.