Ekwan River

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The Ekwan River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

The river flows about 500 km from Zumar Lake, located on the Canadian Shield, the Hudson Bay lowlands in north-easterly, then in an easterly direction to its confluence with the James Bay.

River

The catchment area of ​​the River Ekwan bordered to the north by the River of Winisk and on the south by the Attawapiskat River. The origin of the Ekwan River forms the Zumar Lake at an altitude of 239 m, 8 km northeast of the origin of the Attawapiskat River (the North Channel outflow from the Attawapiskat Lake ). The Ekwan River flows in a north-easterly direction over a series of rapids and waterfalls. From the North Northeast him Washagami River flows to. He then turns to the southeast. The tributaries Matateto River, Crooked River and Little River Ekwan occurred to him for a distance of 5 km. The river continues its course continued in a south-easterly direction and passes through the Flint Rapids at ( ⊙ 53.50013-83.716265 ) before it reaches the Akimiski Street and James Bay. His mouth is opposite the western tip of Akimiski Iceland, about 25 km north of the mouth of the Attawapiskat River.

Discharge measurements were over a period of 28 years until 1995 near the mouth of the North River at Washagami ( ⊙ 53.8-84.92 ) instead. The highest monthly outflow rate in May at 328 m³ / s, the lowest monthly outflow in March with 6.18 m³ / s

Economy

Exploration for mineral resources were held on the upper reaches of the river.

Inflows

  • Little Ekwan River ( left)
  • Crooked River ( right)
  • Matateto River ( right)
  • North Washagami River ( left)
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