Porcupine River (Ontario)

Porcupine River
Bridge in Porcupine from Porcupine River
Location of the mouth of the Porcupine River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictCochrane
Physical characteristics
SourcePorcupine Lake
  coordinates48°29′41″N 81°10′30″W / 48.49472°N 81.17500°W / 48.49472; -81.17500
  elevation277 m (909 ft)
MouthNight Hawk Lake
  coordinates
48°31′26″N 81°01′02″W / 48.52389°N 81.01722°W / 48.52389; -81.01722
  elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Length32 km (20 mi)

The Porcupine River is a river in the James Bay and Moose River drainage basins in the city of Timmins, Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Porcupine Lake to its mouth at Night Hawk Lake, the source of the Frederick House River, a tributary of the Abitibi River.