Shebandowan River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Northeastern Ontario |
District | Thunder Bay |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lower Shebandowan Lake |
• location | Conacher Township |
• coordinates | 48°37′11″N 90°03′45″W / 48.61972°N 90.06250°W |
• elevation | 449 m (1,473 ft) |
Mouth | Matawin River |
• location | Horne Township |
• coordinates | 48°32′56″N 89°53′27″W / 48.54889°N 89.89083°W |
• elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
Basin features | |
River system | Great Lakes Basin |
Tributaries | |
• left | Oskondaga River |
The Shebandowan River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a left tributary of the Matawin River. Three-quarters of the length of the river valley is paralleled by Ontario Highway 11, at this point part of the Trans-Canada Highway; and the entire length of the river valley is paralleled by a Canadian National Railway main line, built originally as the Canadian Northern Railway transcontinental main line.
The river begins at Lower Shebandowan Lake, [2] part of a trio of lakes (Upper, Middle and Lower Shebandown lakes) known collectively as Shebandowan Lakes, [3] in geographic Conacher Township. [4] It exits the lake east over a dam at the community of Shebandowan, [5] passes into geographic Blackwell Township, [6] continues east into geographic Dawson Road Lots Township, [7] and takes in the left tributary Oskondaga River south of the community of Shabaqua Corners. [8] The river leaves Ontario Highway 11 and turns southeast into geographic Laurie Township, [9] passes the community of Shabaqua, [10] enters geographic Horne Township, [11] and reaches its mouth at the Matawin River. The Matawin River flows via the Kaministiquia River to Lake Superior.