Pagwa River
Pagwa | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
| Etymology: Pagwachuan River | |
| Coordinates: 50°00′49″N 85°13′07″W / 50.0136°N 85.2186°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Census division | Unorg. North Cochrane |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Elevation | 173 m (566 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal code FSA | P0L |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
Pagwa River is an unincorporated community in geographic Bicknell Township in Cochrane District, northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on and named after the Pagwachuan River, a tributary of the Kenogami River. Its name, an abbreviated form of Pagwachuan, is an indigenous term meaning "shallow".
Pagwa River is along an abandoned portion of the Canadian National Railway main line, originally constructed as the National Transcontinental Railway main line. The railway point, known as just Pagwa, is about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of where the railway crossed the Pagwachuan River, between the railway points of Wilgar to the west and Teltaka to the east.
There is also an abandoned airfield north of the rail line.