Temagami River
| Temagami River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Canada | |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Temagami |
| • location | Temagami |
| • coordinates | 46°50′48″N 80°00′30″W / 46.84667°N 80.00833°W |
| Mouth | Sturgeon River |
• location | West Nipissing |
• coordinates | 46°34′45″N 80°11′16″W / 46.5792°N 80.1878°W |
• elevation | 224 m (734 ft) |
| Length | 64 km (40 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Red Cedar Lake dam |
| • average | 31.1 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sturgeon→ Lake Nipissing |
The Temagami River, formerly spelled as Timagami River, is a river in the Nipissing District of Ontario, Canada, in the Temagami region. Its source is Lake Temagami and flows through Cross Lake and Red Cedar Lake. It flows into the Sturgeon River at the community of River Valley.
The Temagami River is well known for its outstanding whitewater paddling opportunities. It has a high concentration of novice to advanced whitewater stretches mixed with calm flatwater, in all 20 sets of rapids, rated CI to CIII that can be run all season. In particular, the rapids of Ragged Chutes are popular with canoeists.
Its water level is controlled by the Cross Lake Dam, located on Surveyor Lake, which is also used to control waterflow out of Lake Temagami. Another 3 dams are on the river at Red Cedar Lake.
Fish species found in the Temagami River include smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, walleye, and northern pike.