The Bolton River is a river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in the Hayes River

Hayes River

The Hayes River is a river in Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada that flows from Molson Lake to Hudson Bay at York Factory. It was an historically important river in the development of Canada, and is today a Canadian Heritage River and the longest naturally flowing river in Manitoba.-Course:The...

 drainage basin

Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

 in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central

Division No. 22, Manitoba

Division No. 22, also informally known as Thompson-North Central, is a census division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.The division had a population of 38,421 in the Canada 2006 Census. The economic base of the area is mining, forestry, manufacturing, commercial fishing, trapping and...

, Northern Region

Northern Region, Manitoba

The Northern Region is a region in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is situated on the Canadian Shield and includes Manitoba's Hudson Bay coastline. The major economic activities are mining and tourism. The region is composed of four census divisions: 19 and 21–23...

, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It is about 115 kilometres (71 mi) long and begins at Musketasonan Lake

Musketasonan Lake

Musketasonan Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of . It is the source of the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods Lake, and...

, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Molson Lake, at an elevation of 249 metres (817 ft). It flows northeast through Little Bolton Lake

Little Bolton Lake (Manitoba)

Little Bolton Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of . The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into...

 at an elevation of 224 metres (735 ft), Rushforth Lake

Rushforth Lake

Rushforth Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of . The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into...

 at an elevation of 218 metres (715 ft), Bolton Lake

Bolton Lake (Manitoba)

Bolton Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is at an elevation of ; the main body of the lake is about long and wide, but an arm extends a further for a total width of 19 km as well...

 at an elevation of 212 metres (696 ft), where it takes in the right tributary Nikik River, and Kakwusis Lake

Kakwusis Lake

Kakwusis Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of . The primary inflow and outflow is the Bolton River, whose waters eventually flow into Gods...

 at an elevation of 208 metres (682 ft). The river continues northeast over the twin Kasukwapiskechewak Rapids, then over the twin Kakwu Rapids, and empties into Aswapiswanan Lake

Aswapiswanan Lake

Aswapiswanan Lake is a lake in the Hayes River drainage basin in Census Division No. 22 - Thompson-North Central, Northern Region, Manitoba, Canada. The lake is about long and wide and lies at an elevation of . The primary inflows from west to east are the Hungry River, Porcupine Creek, the...

 at an elevation of 186 metres (610 ft), about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west southwest of the community of Gods Lake Narrows

Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba

Gods Lake Narrows is a community located in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The community is located on the shores of Gods Lake, which is the 7th largest lake in the province. Gods Lake has a maximum depth of 75 meters....

. The Bolton River's waters eventually flow into Gods Lake

Gods Lake

Gods Lake is a lake in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The lake covers an area of , making it the 7th largest lake in the province. It lies north of Island Lake at an elevation of , approximately east of Thompson, Manitoba. It has a perimeter of . The First Nations communities of Gods Lake, Gods...

, and via the Gods River

Gods River

Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada and the location of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point of outflow of the Gods River....

 and the Hayes River into Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay , sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada. It drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, southeastern Nunavut, as well as parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,...

.