The Kagiano River is a river

River

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 in the east part of Thunder Bay District

Thunder Bay District

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 in northwestern

Northwestern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

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. It is in the Lake Superior

Lake Superior

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 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 and flows from an unnamed lake 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of the community of Longlac on Ontario Highway 11 to the Pic River

Pic River

The Pic River is a river in the east part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows from McKay Lake southeast of the community of Longlac and empties into Lake Superior southeast of the town of Marathon.-Course:...

 55 kilometres (34 mi) north northeast of the town of Marathon

Marathon, Ontario

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 on Ontario Highway 17.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake at an elevation of 377 metres (1,237 ft). It flows south, takes in the left tributary Deerskull Creek at Neotoma Lake and enters Kagiano Lake. There, it takes in the right tributary Gentian Creek and left tributaries Palmquist Creek and Wort Creek. The river heads east out of the lake at the east end and controlled by a dam, takes in the right tributary Buhl Creek, then turns south. It takes in the left tributary Marmota Creek, reaches Solann Lake, turns east, and takes in the left tributary Pistol Creek. The river heads over Cedar Falls and Twin Falls, takes in the left tributary Fakeloo Creek and reaches its mouth at the Pic River at an elevation of 211 metres (692 ft).

Hydroelectricity Development

Kagiano Power, owned by the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation

Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation

Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation is an Ojibwa First Nation band on the north shore of Lake Superior at the mouth of the Pic River. Pic River is not a signatory to the Robinson Superior treaty. The community is located on 316.6 ha Pic River 50 Indian reserve...

, operates a Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity

Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity

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generating station on the river at Twin Falls just upstream of the river's mouth.

Tributaries

• Fakeloo Creek (left)
• Pistol Creek (left)
• Marmota Creek (left)
• Buhl Creek (right)
• Kagiano Lake
  • Gentian Creek (right)
  • Palmquist Creek (left)
  • Wort Creek (left)
• Deerskull Creek (left)