| Englehart River | |
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 Englehart River at Charlton in winter | |
  Location of the mouth of the Englehart River in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fallduck Lakes |
| • location | Terry Township |
| • coordinates | 48°11′39″N80°27′03″W / 48.19417°N 80.45083°W /48.19417; -80.45083 |
| • elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Mouth | Blanche River |
• location | Marter Township |
• coordinates | 47°50′48″N79°50′22″W / 47.84667°N 79.83944°W /47.84667; -79.83944 |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,110 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Englehart River near Englehart (WSC - 02JC001) |
| • average | 17.83 m3/s (630 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence Riverdrainage basin |
TheEnglehart River is a river inTimiskaming District innortheasternOntario,Canada.[1] It is in theSaint Lawrence Riverdrainage basin and is a right tributary of theBlanche River.
Its watershed is about 1,110 square kilometres (430 sq mi) in size[2] and the river is about 105 kilometres (65 mi) long.[3]
The Englehart River begins atFallduck Lakes inTerry Township. It flows southeast, and after passing underHighway 66, it flow through a swampy river corridor with severaloxbow lakes andbackwater sloughs. The silty clay river banks have shrub thickets with some black ash and balsam poplar. The higher banks support stands of old growth white cedar and white spruce.[4]
The river entersLong Lake in the northwest and exits the lake in the southeast, heading east, passing over one of two dams and underOntario Highway 573 at the community of Charlton (in the municipality ofCharlton and Dack), then heads underOntario Highway 560. The river passes over a series of waterfalls and rapids (Sunday Creek Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Hell's Gate, High Falls, and Nuisance Rapids), turns north, flows underOntario Highway 11 and theOntario Northland Railwaymainline at the town ofEnglehart, then reaches its mouth at the Blanche River atMarter Township. The Blanche River flows via theOttawa River to the Saint Lawrence River.
| Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Provincial Park | |
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| Coordinates | 47°52′42″N80°12′32″W / 47.87833°N 80.20889°W /47.87833; -80.20889[5] |
| Area | 4,041.00 ha (15.6024 sq mi)[6] |
| Designation | Waterway |
| Established | 2002 |
| Governing body | Ontario Parks |
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The Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Provincial Park protects a (nearly) contiguous portions of the Englehart River between Highway 66 and the northwestern part ofLong Lake, as well as noncontiguous sections on the southeastern portion of Long Lake. The park, created to protect a recreational canoe route, is 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of the Town of Kirkland Lake and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the Town of Englehart.[4]
The park includes, as its name indicates, an area with fine sandy groundmoraine till on the west side of the Englehart River. Other notable features are twoAreas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSI):[4]
The Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Provincial Park is a non-operating park. There are no facilities or services provided. Permitted activities include canoeing and hunting. The canoe route is recommended for intermediate to advanced-level paddlers.[4][6]
Another small portion of the Englehart River is protected in theKap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park, located on the river between the communities of Charlton and Englehart.[3]
The river's course through Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway Provincial Park is in the Cross Lake Fault, the northeast facing escarpment of which is the southwest boundary of theLake Timiskaming Rift Valley.[4]
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