Michipicoten River

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The Michipicoten River is a major river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, that flows into Lake Superior near the town of Wawa and has historically served as an important route for Indigenous peoples and the fur trade.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Canada
continent North America
country Canada
culturalSignificance important to Indigenous communities in the region
drainageBasin Lake Superior drainage basin
economicRole historical fur trade route
emptiesInto Lake Superior near Wawa, Ontario
flowsInto Lake Superior
hasEconomicActivity historical fur trading posts along its course
hasHistoricalFunction link between interior waterways and Lake Superior
hasHydrologicalConnection Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system
surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River system
hasMouth near the town of Wawa
hasMouthElevation approximately 183 metres
approximately 600 feet
hasNameOriginLanguage Ojibwe
hasNavigationUse historically navigated by canoes
hasNearbyCommunity Michipicoten First Nation
hasNearbyProtectedArea Lake Superior Provincial Park
hasNearbySettlement Wawa, Ontario
hasRecreationalUse boating
canoeing
fishing
hasWatershed Michipicoten River watershed
historicalUse Indigenous travel route
fur trade route
isMajorRiverIn northeastern Ontario
locatedIn Algoma District
surface form: Algoma District, Ontario

Canada
Ontario
northeastern Ontario
locatedNear Wawa, Ontario
mouthLocation Lake Superior
near Wawa, Ontario
partOf Great Lakes region
surface form: Great Lakes Basin
region Algoma District
transportRole historical transportation corridor
usedBy Indigenous peoples
fur traders
watercourseType freshwater river

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Lake Superior hasPrimaryInflow Michipicoten River