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.
Statements (40)
| 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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