Fawn River (Ontario)

Fawn River
Location of the mouth of the Fawn River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Kenora District
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed lake
• coordinates	53°38′15″N 90°49′30″W / 53.63750°N 90.82500°W
• elevation	272 m (892 ft)
Mouth	Severn River
• coordinates	55°21′42″N 88°19′48″W / 55.36167°N 88.33000°W
• elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Basin features
River system	Hudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries
• left	Poplar River, Burning River
• right	Pitticow River, Fat River, Otter River, Little Otter River

The Fawn River is a river in the north of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is in the Hudson Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Severn River.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows northeast through Fawn Lake to Big Trout Lake, the location of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (also called the Big Trout Lake First Nation). The river exits the lake at the east and flows north to Angling Lake, the location of the Wapekeka First Nation. The river heads northeast over Ashaway Falls and Crandall Falls, and takes in the right tributaries Little Otter River, Otter River and Fat River. It turns north, takes in the right tributary Pitticow River, then heads northwest. It receives the left tributaries Burning River and Poplar River, and reaches its mouth at the Severn River, which flows to Hudson Bay.

Recreation

Fawn River Provincial Park^[2] is a waterway park that occupies portions of the river upstream and downstream of Big Trout Lake.

Transportation

The river can be accessed by air from Big Trout Lake Airport and Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport.

Tributaries

• Poplar River (left)
• Burning River (left)
• Pitticow River (right)
• Sugar Creek (right)
• Mink Creek (right)
• Stout Creek (right)
• Fat River (right)
• Otter River (right)
• Little Otter River (right)

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

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