Mattawa River

Pimisi Bay on the Mattawa River

The Mattawa (English Mattawa River; French Rivière Mattawa ) is a river which flows through the Canadian province of Ontario.

It rises in the east of the North Bay Trout Lake and flows 54 km downstream in the Ottawa River.

Course

The river flows along an old fault through the highlands of Algoma. From Lake Talon to Mattawa, it forms a canyon with up to 150 -meter-high walls.

History

Mattawa means in the language of the Anishinabe " meeting of the waters". The river provided for local Indian tribes, and for the first settlers in the area an important route dar. It was used mainly for the extensive fur trade that made the city flourish Mattawa become a major transshipment point.

In the 19th century, the river provided access to large and untouched forest areas of Weymouth pine. The strains were floated on down the river. Rafts is still an important profession in the region. Mainly, however, the river is used for recreational activities. In addition, two natural parks located along the Mattawa.

Reserves

43 km of the Mattawa River was declared in 1988 as a Canadian Heritage River ( "Canadian Heritage " ) and extends to the confluence with the Ottawa River in 1999. It was also the route from the French River on Lake Nipissing Lake, the La Vase River, the La Vase Portage for Trout Lake, the source of the Mattawa River, nominated for the Canadian Heritage Rivers System.

The Mattawa River Provincial Park and Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park are located along the river.

Tributaries

• Amable du Fond River
• Kaibuskong River
• North River ( rivère du Nord )