Montreal River
Mouth of the Montreal River at Lake Superior
Montreal River (Algoma–Sudbury, Ontario) is located in Ontario
Montreal River (Algoma–Sudbury, Ontario)
Location of the mouth of the Montreal River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Districts
Physical characteristics
SourceMontreal Lake
 • locationIsland Lake, Sudbury District
 • coordinates47°42′24″N 83°33′50″W / 47.70667°N 83.56389°W / 47.70667; -83.56389
 • elevation447 m (1,467 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Montreal River Harbour, Algoma District
 • coordinates
47°14′20″N 84°38′45″W / 47.23889°N 84.64583°W / 47.23889; -84.64583
 • elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Length130 km (81 mi)

The Montreal River is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of Lake Superior.

Course

The river begins at Montreal Lake at the community of Island Lake in northwest Sudbury District. It heads southwest, passes into Algoma District, reaches the 40-kilometre (25 mi) forebay lake above Montreal Falls, and then the settlement and railway station of Montreal Falls themselves on the Algoma Central Railway. It heads west, and passes under Ontario Highway 17 just before reaching its mouth at Lake Superior at the community of Montreal River Harbour.

Hydroelectricity

There are four hydroelectric dams and generating stations on the Montreal River, all owned and operated by Brookfield Renewable Power. In upstream order, they are Andrews Generating Station (57.78 MW; head of 57.78 m or 189.6 ft; next to Highway 17);[1] Hogg Generating Station (17.4 MW; head of 24 m or 79 ft);[2] Gartshore Generating Station (23 MW; head of 35 m or 115 ft);[3] and MacKay Generating Station, at Montreal Falls (62 MW; head of 75.3 m or 247 ft).[4]

Tributaries

  • Little Agawa River (right)
  • Sonny Creek (right)
  • Jeff Creek (right)
  • Rabbit Creek (right)
  • Indian River (right)
  • Cow River (left)
  • Keelow Creek (left)
  • Convey Creek (right)
  • Tikamaganda River (right)
  • Challener River (left)
  • Harvie Creek (right)
  • Seahorse Creek (right)
  • Tempest Creek (left)
  • Puswana Creek (left)
  • Ebach Creek (left)
  • Sample Creek (left)
  • Nawahe Creek (right)
  • Pemache River (left)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Andrews Generating Station (47MW) – Montreal River". Waterpower. Ontario Power Authority. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Hogg Generating Station (17.4 MW) – Montreal River". Waterpower. Ontario Power Authority. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Gartshore Generating Station (23 MW) – Montreal River". Waterpower. Ontario Power Authority. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  4. ↑ "MacKay Generating Station (62 MW) – Montreal River". Waterpower. Ontario Power Authority. Retrieved 2010-07-24.

Sources

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