The Wanapitei River (French: Rivière Wanapitei ) is a river in Northeastern Ontario , Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the French River .
3-544: The river's source is Scotia Lake, a small lake 20 kilometres (10 mi) east of Halfway Lake Provincial Park in Sudbury District . From there, it flows north and east, taking in two small tributaries and continuing to a point 20 kilometres southwest of the Ishpatina Ridge , where it turns south. After approximately 60 kilometres, the river flows into Lake Wanapitei in the northeastern portion of Greater Sudbury . At
6-567: The Ojibwa word waanabidebiing , or "concave-tooth [shaped] water", which describes the shape of Lake Wanapitei. A community which takes its name from the river is spelled Wahnapitae . However, the Wanapitei spelling is correct for both the lake and the river. On June 2, 2013, a rail bridge crossing the Wanapitei River at Wanup collapsed, causing a train derailment. This article related to
9-488: The south end of the lake, the river continues, flowing south until it joins the French River near the latter's mouth on Georgian Bay on Lake Huron . The river is approximately 120 kilometres (70 mi) in length and is a popular wilderness canoeing route. Ontario Power Generation operates three hydroelectric generating stations on the river as well as one control dam, at Wanapitei Lake. The river's name comes from
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