Nipigon River

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river

The Nipigon River is a short but powerful river in northwestern Ontario, Canada, renowned for its rugged scenery, hydroelectric dams, and world-class trout fishing.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
crossedBy	Ontario Highway 11 → Ontario Highway 17 → Trans-Canada Highway →
drainageBasin	Lake Nipigon drainage basin →
fishSpecies	brook trout → lake trout → northern pike → rainbow trout → salmon → walleye →
flowsInto	Lake Superior →
hasBridge	Nipigon River Bridge →
hasFeature	canyons → rapids → rocky shorelines → waterfalls →
hasHydroelectricDam	Alexander Dam → Alexander Generating Station → Cameron Falls Dam → Cameron Falls Generating Station → Pine Portage Dam → Pine Portage Generating Station →
historicalUse	Indigenous travel route → fur trade route →
hydroelectricOperator	Ontario Power Generation →
knownFor	hydroelectric power generation → rugged scenery → trout fishing → world-class brook trout →
length	approximately 48 km →
locatedIn	Northwestern Ontario → Ontario → Thunder Bay District →
mouth	Lake Superior →
outflowOf	Lake Nipigon →
partOf	Great Lakes Basin →
passesNear	Red Rock, Ontario → Town of Nipigon →
protectedAreaNearby	Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area → Nipigon River Recreation Trail →
recreation	boating → canoeing → sport fishing →
region	Lake Superior North Shore →
source	Lake Nipigon →
watercourseType	short river →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thunder Bay District →	contains
Lake Superior →	hasPrimaryInflow