English River (Ontario)
The English River is a river in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows through Lac Seul to join the Winnipeg River at Tetu Lake as a right tributary. The river is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin, is 615 kilometres (382 mi) long and has a drainage basin of 52,300 square kilometres (20,200 sq mi). Although there are several hydroelectric plants on this river, the English River upstream of Minnitaki Lake is notable as one of the few large river systems in northwestern Ontario with a natural flow and without any upstream source of pollution. It is the fourth longest river entirely in Ontario.
| English River | |
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Location of the mouth of the English River in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Unnamed lake |
| • coordinates | 49°12′54″N 90°43′37″W |
| • elevation | 461 m (1,514 ft) |
| Mouth | Tetu Lake |
• coordinates | 50°12′05″N 95°00′13″W |
• elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Length | 615 km (382 mi) |
| Basin size | 52,300 km2 (20,200 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Winnipeg River→ Lake Winnipeg→ Nelson River→ Hudson Bay |
| River system | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
There is also a settlement on the river called English River, located where Highway 17 crosses the river at its confluence with the Scotch River, along with a nearby railway point of the same name, constructed as part of the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line.
2 non-contiguous segments of the river are protected in 2 separate provincial parks: the East English River Provincial Park and West English River Provincial Park.