The Lawashi River is a river in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern

Northwestern Ontario

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Ontario

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. The river is a tributary of James Bay

James Bay

James Bay is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean. James Bay borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay are part of Nunavut...

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Course

For a map showing the river course, see this reference.

The river begins at an unnamed lake and heads east then northeast. It takes in the left tributary Lawashi Channel

Lawashi Channel

The Lawashi Channel is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.-Course:The river is in the Hudson Bay Lowlands and is part of the James Bay drainage basin. The Lawashi Channel is an outlet from the Attawapiskat River and travels to the Lawashi River, at a point upstream of that...

 arriving from the Attawapiskat River

Attawapiskat River

The Attawapiskat River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada that flows east from Attawapiskat Lake to James Bay.-Course:The Attawapiskat River travels a distance of , and has a drainage area of ....

8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) upstream from the river mouth, and reaches its mouth at James Bay, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the mouth of the Attawapiskat River.