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Fox River (Thunder Bay District)

Coordinates: 48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°W / 48.23194; -85.61833
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Fox River
Fox River (Thunder Bay District) is located in Ontario
Fox River (Thunder Bay District)
Location of the mouth of the Fox River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictThunder Bay
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • coordinates48°20′37″N 85°27′53″W / 48.34361°N 85.46472°W / 48.34361; -85.46472
 • elevation506 m (1,660 ft)
MouthPukaskwa River
 • coordinates
48°13′55″N 85°37′06″W / 48.23194°N 85.61833°W / 48.23194; -85.61833
 • elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin

The Fox 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 Pukaskwa River, which it enters within Pukaskwa National Park.

Course

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The river begins at an unnamed lake and flows southwest into Partridge Lake[2] and then onward into Fox Lake. It continues southwest, enters Pukaskwa National Park, and reaches its mouth at the Pukaskwa River, which flows to Lake Superior.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fox River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  2. ^ "Partridge Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-09-15.

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