Mattawa River
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The Mattawa River is a historic waterway in Ontario, Canada, long used as a key travel and trade route by Indigenous peoples and fur traders connecting the Ottawa River to the Great Lakes.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| connects |
Great Lakes basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottawa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationAuthority | North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses | Nipissing District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Ottawa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | Precambrian bedrock ⓘ |
| governedBy | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gorges
ⓘ
portage routes ⓘ rapids ⓘ |
| hasIsland | various small islands ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Amable du Fond River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bissett Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Boom Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ La Vase River NERFINISHED ⓘ Talon River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWatershed | Mattawa River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | link between St. Lawrence River system and Great Lakes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Indigenous travel route
ⓘ
fur trade route ⓘ |
| length | approximately 76 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeastern Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | near Mattawa, Ontario ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from an Algonquin word meaning "meeting of waterways" or "junction of rivers" ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | North Bay, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Mattawa, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic canoe route
ⓘ
role in Canadian fur trade ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottawa River drainage basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Mattawa River Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | Canadian Heritage River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreation |
camping
ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ |
| region | Canadian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| source | Trout Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | near North Bay, Ontario ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Algonquin peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ojibwe peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ fur traders ⓘ voyageurs ⓘ |
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