Wabigoon River
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The Wabigoon River is a river in northwestern Ontario, Canada, known for flowing through the city of Dryden and for its historical significance in regional industry and environmental issues.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wabigoon River canonical | 4 |
| Wabigoon | 1 |
| Winnipeg River (Ontario tributaries collectively) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| affectedCommunity |
Grassy Narrows First Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | traditional fishing area for local First Nations ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
English River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nelson River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
impact on tourism
ⓘ
restrictions on commercial fishing ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
bioaccumulation of mercury in fish
ⓘ
long-term contamination of aquatic ecosystem ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | English River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Dryden, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lakes along its course
ⓘ
rapids ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | likely derived from an Ojibwe word ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Basket River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Crooked River NERFINISHED ⓘ Eagle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental pollution
ⓘ
impact on Indigenous communities ⓘ mercury contamination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
northwestern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | English River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Dryden, Ontario ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson Bay drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Wabigoon, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutant | mercury ⓘ |
| pollutionSource | chlor-alkali plant in Dryden (historical) ⓘ |
| region | Kenora District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near Lac Seul, Ontario ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Canadian environmental policy discussions
ⓘ
Indigenous rights and health studies ⓘ environmental remediation efforts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
industrial water supply (historical) ⓘ log driving (historical) ⓘ |
| waterSystem | Hudson Bay watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wabigoon
this entity surface form:
Winnipeg River (Ontario tributaries collectively)