Marchington River (Ontario)

Marchington River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
Districts	Kenora, Thunder Bay
Part of	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
- left	Houghton Creek, Drive Creek, Sturgeon River, Martin Creek
- right	North River, Runway Creek
Source	Kashaweogama Lake
- elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
- coordinates	50°23′58″N 90°52′11″W / 50.39944°N 90.86972°W / 50.39944; -90.86972
Mouth	Abram Lake
- elevation	357 m (1,171 ft)
- coordinates	50°05′47″N 91°48′14″W / 50.09639°N 91.80389°W / 50.09639; -91.80389Coordinates: 50°05′47″N 91°48′14″W / 50.09639°N 91.80389°W / 50.09639; -91.80389
Length	118 km (73 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Marchington River in Ontario

The Marchington River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin located in Kenora and Thunder Bay Districts in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It travels 78 kilometres (48 mi) from its head at Kashaweogama Lake in Thunder Bay District through a series of lakes to Marchington Lake, where it meets the Sturgeon River and North River. It then continues 30 kilometres (19 mi) over the small McDougall Falls and through Botsford Lake before emptying into the English River at Abram Lake near Sioux Lookout.

Highway 516 crosses the river approximately 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north of its confluence with Marchington Lake. Highway 642 and the CN transcontinental rail line cross the river about 4 km (2.5 mi) and 2 km (1.2 mi) respectively upstream of the mouth, near Superior Junction.

Tributaries

• Houghton Creek
• Drive Creek
• Runway Creek
• Marchington Lake
  • Sturgeon River
  • North River
• Martin Creek

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

Derived its name from John Samuels son William Marchington. William, who was a Parliamentary writer and later editor of Canada's national newspaper the 'Globe & Mail'. William also wrote for a couple of English newspapers. William had a golfing buddy who was a Cartographer, and as such he asked to use William's surname to name areas in the 'back country' of Ontario