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Roslyn River

Coordinates: 49°22′02″N 87°28′11″W / 49.36722°N 87.46972°W / 49.36722; -87.46972
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Roslyn River
Roslyn River is located in Ontario
Roslyn River
Location of the river mouth in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
StateOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictThunder Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • coordinates49°11′03″N 87°30′16″W / 49.18417°N 87.50444°W / 49.18417; -87.50444
 • elevation454 m (1,490 ft)
MouthGathering Lake
 • coordinates
49°22′02″N 87°28′11″W / 49.36722°N 87.46972°W / 49.36722; -87.46972
 • elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

The Roslyn River is a river in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Namewaminikan River.

Course

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The river begins at an unnamed lake in and flows north to Upper Roslyn Lake, where it takes in the three tributary creeks. It continues north, through the Rightwheel Narrows to Roslyn Lake, where it takes in the right tributary Drape Creek. The river heads northwest and reaches its mouth at Gathering Lake on the Namewaminikan River. The Namewaminikan River flows via Lake Nipigon and the Nipigon River to Lake Superior.

Tributaries

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  • Roslyn Lake
    • Drape Creek (right)
  • Upper Roslyn Lake
    • Candy Creek (left)
    • Klersy Creek (left)
    • Liver Creek (right)

References

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  1. ^ "Roslyn River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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