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Little Valentine River

Coordinates: 49°44′05″N 83°57′37″W / 49.73472°N 83.96028°W / 49.73472; -83.96028[1]
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Little Valentine River
petite rivière Valentine
Little Valentine River is located in Ontario
Little Valentine River
Location of the mouth of the Little Valentine River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictCochrane
PartCochrane, Unorganized, North
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed swamp
 • locationWay Township
 • coordinates49°40′15″N 83°51′21″W / 49.67083°N 83.85583°W / 49.67083; -83.85583[2]
 • elevation257 m (843 ft)
MouthValentine River
 • location
Stoddart Township
 • coordinates
49°44′05″N 83°57′37″W / 49.73472°N 83.96028°W / 49.73472; -83.96028[1]
 • elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Length19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Basin size40.2 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionValentine RiverLac PivabiskaPivabiska RiverMissinaibi RiverMoose RiverJames Bay
River systemMoose River drainage basin

The Little Valentine River (French: petite rivière Valentine)is a river in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4][5] It is in the Moose River drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Valentine River.

Course

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The Valentine River begins in an unnamed swamp in geographic Way Township[6] and flows west into geographic Irish Township.[7] It turns northwest, enters geographic Stoddart Township,[8] and reaches its mouth at the Valentine River. The Valentine River flows via the Pivabiska River, the Missinaibi River and the Moose River to James Bay.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Little Valentine River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  3. ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  4. ^ a b Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  5. ^ Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  6. ^ "Way" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  7. ^ "Irish" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  8. ^ "Stoddart" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2021-02-15.