Pic River

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Pic River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, that flows into the northeastern shore of Lake Superior and is known for its surrounding boreal landscapes and nearby Indigenous communities.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Canada
continent North America
country Canada
drainsRegion boreal shield
flowsInto Lake Superior
hasBiodiversity cold-water fish species
hasClimate continental climate
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Anishinaabe peoples
hasEconomicActivity small-scale forestry (regional)
tourism (regional)
hasEcosystem boreal forest
hasGeomorphology glacially carved valley
hasHydrologicalCharacteristic seasonal flow variation
snowmelt-fed flow
hasHydrologicalFeature drainage basin
hasLandscape boreal landscapes
hasLanguageAssociation Ojibwe language
hasMouth Lake Superior
hasMouthElevation approximately 183 metres
approximately 600 feet
hasNearbyInfrastructure Highway 17 (regional proximity)
hasNearbyProtectedArea Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area
Pukaskwa National Park
hasNearbySettlement Heron Bay
Pic River First Nation
hasNearbyWaterBody Lake Superior
hasRecreation canoeing
fishing
hiking along river valley
hasVegetationType coniferous forest
mixed forest
hasWildlifeHabitat black bear habitat
migratory bird habitat
moose habitat
isAssociatedWith Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation
Indigenous communities
Ojibwe communities
isPartOfWatershed Lake Superior watershed
locatedIn Northern Ontario
Ontario
mouthLocation northeastern shore of Lake Superior
partOf Great Lakes Basin
region Thunder Bay District
usedFor subsistence fishing
traditional Indigenous activities
transportation (historically)
waterBodyType freshwater river

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lake Superior
hasPrimaryInflow

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