Blind River (Ontario)
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The Blind River is a river in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Huron.
Blind River | |
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Native name | Biniwaabikong (Ojibwe) |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Algoma |
Municipality | Blind River |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Pathfinder Lake |
• coordinates | 46°29′21″N 82°54′03″W |
• elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
Mouth | North Channel |
• location | Blind River |
• coordinates | 46°10′47″N 82°58′37″W |
• elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries | |
• right | Potomac River |
This river was called a "blind river" because the river's mouth is not easily seen from the lake. Its native (Ojibway) name is "biniwaabikong", which means "at the fallen rock" due to the smooth, sloping rock face along the river.[citation needed]
The river flows south from Pathfinder Lake through a group of other large lakes (such as Matinenda, Chiblow, and Duborne) before emptying into the North Channel of Lake Huron at the municipality of Blind River.
A sawmill was built near the mouth of this river in 1837. There is a small hydroelectric plant where the river drains Lake Duborne.