Wabigoon River

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The Wabigoon River is a left tributary of the English River in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The Wabigoon River has its origin in Raleigh Lake to 453 m altitude. He leaves it to its northern shore and flows in a predominantly westerly direction to the lakes Dinorwic Lake and Wabigoon Lake. The two lakes form a system of lakes, whose outflow is regulated. On the north shore, near the town of Dryden, sets the Wabigoon River run its course initially to the north, later further west. He takes north of the town of Eagle River left the Eagle River, which drains the southern Eagle Lake, on. Then the river turns to the north-west. It flows through the Lake Clay Lake and several lake-like river widenings. Just before its mouth overcomes the Wabigoon River, the Wabigoon Falls. Finally, he reached after 235 km north of Grassy Narrows the lying and traversed by the English River Lake Lake Ball. The Wabigoon River drains an area of ​​8080 km ² in the southwest of Kenora District.