Mississagi River

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The Mississagi River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in the Canadian province of Ontario. It has its origin in the Sudbury District and flows for a distance of 266 km to Lake Huron, in which he opens at Blind River in the Algoma District.

Etymology

The river name is derived from the Ojibwe language - from misi - zaagi, literally translated as "river with a wide mouth ."

History

The Ojibwa used the river as a transport route between the forests in the interior of Ontario and Lake Huron. In 1799 the North West Company built a fur trading post at the mouth of the river. This base was closed in 1900. In the second half of the 19th century, the river was used to transport logs to the sawmills at Blind River.

Communities

• Blind River
• Ironbridge
• Wharncliffe

Economy

Ontario Hydro built between 1950 and 1970 several dams and four hydroelectric plants along the Mississagi River, which are now operated by Brookfield Asset Management. The hydroelectric plants in downstream direction:

Previously, mining and forestry, the main economic factors, while this is the tourism today.

Highway 129 runs along the river of Wharncliffe to the point where the river turns near Aubrey Falls to the east.

Ecology

The lower reaches of the Mississagi River is an important spawning area of the sturgeon.

• Mississagi River Provincial Park - encompasses the upper reaches of the river including the lake Mississagi Lake;
• Mississagi Provincial Park - located at the Boland River, a tributary of the Little White River;
• Mississagi Delta Provincial Nature Reserve Park - encompasses the delta of the Mississagi River;
• Voyageur Hiking Trail - runs along the lower reaches near Ironbridge;

Inflows

• Abinette River
• Cypress River
• Wenebegon River
• Aubinadong River
• Sharp Sand River
• Rapid River
• Little White River
• Bolton River