Rapid River (Sudbury District, Ontario)
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The Rapid River is a river
in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northwestern
Ontario
, Canada
. It begins at an unnamed marsh, at an elevation of 430 metres (1,411 ft) and just upstream of Osbourne Lake, in Unorganized Sudbury, Sudbury District. It travels south to its mouth at the Vermillion River
at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft), near the community of Val Thérèse in Greater Sudbury.
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 Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northwestern
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...
Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It begins at an unnamed marsh, at an elevation of 430 metres (1,411 ft) and just upstream of Osbourne Lake, in Unorganized Sudbury, Sudbury District. It travels south to its mouth at the Vermillion River
Vermilion River (Sudbury District)
The Vermilion River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.-Course:...
at an elevation of 282 metres (925 ft), near the community of Val Thérèse in Greater Sudbury.
External links
- Map showing Vermillion river drainage basin and tributary drainage basins in and around Greater Sudbury