Montreal River (Timiskaming District)

Montreal River at Matachewan

Location of the Montreal River in the extreme northwest of the catchment area of the Ottawa River

Sgt Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge in Latchford

The Montreal River is a river in Timiskaming District in the Canadian province of Ontario.

It flows 220 km from its origin in Smooth Water Lake to its mouth in the Lake Timiskaming and the Ottawa River. The Montreal River is a major river for the use of hydropower.

River

The Montreal River first flows 70 km in a north-easterly direction, 150 km in a southeasterly direction to its mouth. It has its origins in Smooth Water Lake in Lady Evelyn - Smooth Water Provincial Park. Ishpatina Ridge, the highest point in Ontario, is located in the catchment area of ​​the Montreal River just south of Smooth Water Lake, and separates the headwaters of the Montreal River to the northwest from the upper reaches of the creek Lady Evelyn River, southeast further flows into him downstream.

The river runs first in a northerly direction, takes several tributaries and reaches the Inlet Bay of Gowganda Lake and the town of Gowganda. The river leaves the lake at the Outlet Bay, passed the Ontario Highway 560 and continues to flow in a north-easterly direction. He reached The Forks in Matachewan and meets his biggest left tributary, the West Montreal River. He continues to flow for a short distance to the north- east to the Fox Rapids, then turns southeast and passes through the Ontario Highway 65, then take the right tributary of Sydney Creek and the left tributary of Council Creek on. Finally he reached the hydroelectric plant of Ontario Power Generation ( OPG) Indian Chute Generating Station and its dam at Indian Chute Falls. The river continues its course continues to the southeast, reached the town Elk Lake, receives the right tributary Makobe River ud happened on the two highways 65 and 560, the river continues to flow in a south-easterly direction, passes it the Mountain Chutes, meets with the municipality of Mowat Landing on the largest right tributary, the Lady Evelyn River. After it reaches the Bay Lake and the City Latchford. The river runs a piece between Matachewan after Latchford parallel to Highway 65

The river is dammed by the Latchford Dam. The Sgt Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge with the Ontario Highway 11 spans the Montreal River. Further downstream are the hydropower plants OPG Hound Chute Generating Station and Canadian Hydro Developers ' Ragged Chute Generating Station, each with a dam. The river passes through the Fountain Falls' and the Paugan Rapids. Then it reaches the reservoir of the OPG Lower Notch Generating Station. Then the Ontario Highway 567 passes through the river before it flows into Lake Timiskaming.

Ecology

Two -ringing are in the catchment area of ​​the Montreal River. One is located southeast of Elk Lake at the Mountain Chutes, the other at Gillies Lake northeast of Latchford.

Hydropower plants

There are several hydroelectric plants along the Montreal River. Four of them are operated by Ontario Power Generation ( OPG). In the downstream direction, these are:

Inflows

• Sandstone Creek (right)
• Giroux Creek ( left)
• Hound Chute Creek ( right)
• Gillies Creek ( left)
• Loon Creek ( left)
• Good Sucker Creek ( right)
• Gilchrist Creek ( right)
• McLaren 's Creek (left)
• Kitt Creek ( right)
• Wadi 's Creek (right)
• Lady Evelyn River ( right)
• Moccasin Creek ( right)
• Spray Creek ( right)
• Barber Creek ( right)
• Etwill Creek ( right)
• Wabun Creek ( left)
• Moosehorn Creek ( right)
• Makobe River ( right)
• Explorer Creek ( right)
• Council Creek ( left)
• Sydney Creek ( right)
• Whiskey Jack Creek ( left)
• West Montreal River (left)
• Miller Creek ( right)
• Gowganda Lake
• Haines Creek ( right)
• Okinada Creek ( left)
• Smooth Water Lake Smith Creek