Old Woman River (Ontario)
River in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the community of Old Woman's River, Ontario.
The Old Woman River is a river in Algoma District of Ontario, Canada, which empties into Old Woman Bay on Lake Superior south of Wawa.[1] It flows through Lake Superior Provincial Park.
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Old Woman River | |
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Location | |
Canada | |
Province | Ontario |
District | Algoma |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Old Woman Bay (Lake Superior) |
• location | Unorg. North Algoma |
• coordinates | 47°47′08″N 84°53′45″W[1] |
• elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | South Old Woman River |
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The river follows a fault which became a spillway for glacial meltwater following the last ice age. The river's valley has extensive deposits of sand and gravel. At its mouth, the river bends sharply behind a beach berm, that has formed as a result of prevailing westerly winds, which in turn causes lake waves to dam the river's mouth with sand.[2]
Towering cliffs along the bay have been home to peregrine falcons.
The name for the bay and river come from a rock formation near the river's mouth that resembles the face of an old woman.[2]