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The Kapuskasing River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District and Algoma District in northeastern Ontario , Canada . The river is a left tributary of the Mattagami River .

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12-541: The river begins at Kapuskasing Lake in geographic Kapuskasing Township, Algoma District , near the railway point of Elsas , on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental main line and the location of Elsas railway station served by Via Rail Canadian trains. It flows northeast under the mainline, takes in the right tributary Nemegosenda River , passes over the Jackpine Rapids (bypassed by

24-652: Is a lake in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario , Canada . It is in the James Bay drainage basin and is the source of the Kapuskasing River . The majority of the lake is in geographic Kapuskasing Township, Algoma District, with just the southern tip in geographic Sherlock Township, Sudbury District. The primary inflow at the southwest is the Chapleau River . The primary outflow

36-580: Is the Kapuskasing River at the northeast, of which the lake is the source. The Kapuskasing River flows via the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay. The settlement of Elsas is at the northern end of the lake, and the railway point of Agate is just northwest of the lake. Both settlements are on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line , completed in 1915 as

48-621: Is the main tributary of Kapuskasing Lake . The community of Chapleau was created as a divisional point during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway Transcontinental railway and was named for Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau . Both the lake upon which the community is located and the river which flows from the lake took on the same name. The river begins at the north end of Chapleau Lake in Subury District, and flows north through Henderson Lake before taking in

60-493: The Canadian Northern Railway , which follows the northern shore of the lake. The line is served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains which stop at Elsas railway station . Other map sources: Chapleau River The Chapleau River is a river in Algoma District and Sudbury District in northeastern Ontario , Canada . It is in the James Bay drainage basin , begins at Chapleau Lake and

72-844: The Bakatase Falls, the Camp Three Rapids and the Big Beaver Falls, takes in the right tributary Saganash River and reaches the town of Kapuskasing , where it is crossed by Ontario Highway 11 and the Ontario Northland Railway line (formerly Canadian National Railway , originally the National Transcontinental Railway ). It passes over a hydro dam, the Spruce Falls, takes in the left tributary Lost River and right tributary Remi River , and reaches its mouth at

84-909: The Jackpine Portage), the Loon Rapids, the Buchan Falls and the Clouston Rapids, and takes in the right tributary Dunrankin River . It heads north over the Cedar Rapids, heads over the Woman Falls and Old Woman Falls, and passes from geographic Shanly Township, Algoma District into geographic Cargill Township in Cochrane District. The Kapuskasing River continues northeast over the White Otter Falls,

96-553: The Mattagami River in geographic Clay Township, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the community of Fraserdale . The Mattagami River flows via the Moose River to James Bay. The Kapuskasing River Walleye Tournament, part of the Northern Ontario Walleye Trail (NOWT), is held annually on the river on a 40-kilometre (25 mi) stretch of the river from its mouth upstream. More than 20,000 pounds of wild rice

108-554: The Ontario Rivers Alliance and its members led to the termination of 19 Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) Contracts. Four sets of rapids on the Kapuskasing River were protected from development. 10 Ontario rivers were protected in all: Matawin, Vermilion, Petawawa, Wanapitei, Blanche, Ivanhoe, Frederick House, Kapuskasing, Larder, and Serpent Rivers. Other map sources: [REDACTED] Media related to Kapuskasing River at Wikimedia Commons Kapuskasing Lake Kapuskasing Lake

120-426: The left tributary Racine Creek. it continues north to Schewabik Lake where it takes in the left tributary Swanson River . It continues northeast, then north, takes in the left tributary Makonie River , enters Algoma District, and reaches its mouth at Kapuskasing Lake. Kapuskasing Lake flows via the Kapuskasing River , the Mattagami River and the Moose River to James Bay. Chapleau-Nemegosenda River Provincial Park

132-436: The river; excavated approach channels and tail races; twin intakes, penstocks and identical 2.75 MW bulb turbines . The sites were expected to be in operation by 2012, but FIT Contracts were terminated in 2015. In addition, hydroelectric generating stations with a combined capacity of 19.45 MW were proposed for four sites on the river between its source and to the south of the town of Kapuskasing. Update: Actions taken by

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144-458: Was restored in the Kapuskasing River. Hydroelectric generating stations with a combined capacity of 22 MW were proposed at four sites south of the town of Kapuskasing: Big Beaver Falls, Camp Three Rapids, White Otter Falls and Old Woman Falls. Each site features would have had an identical arrangement: location on the left bank of the river; two 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) diameter and 45-metre (148 ft) long inflatable diversion floodgates in

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