Whitefish River (Thunder Bay District)

Whitefish River
Location of the mouth of the Whitefish River in Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictThunder Bay
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
  locationNolalu Local Service Board
  coordinates48°16′19″N 90°08′43″W / 48.27194°N 90.14528°W / 48.27194; -90.14528
  elevation519 m (1,703 ft)
MouthKaministiquia River
  location
Oliver Paipoonge
  coordinates
48°21′55″N 89°35′02″W / 48.36528°N 89.58389°W / 48.36528; -89.58389
  elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Length45 km (28 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftNorth River

The Whitefish River is a 45 km (28 mi) long river in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Lake Superior drainage basin, is a tributary of the Kaministiquia River, and is in the centre of the Whitefish River Valley which is the location of several small settlements that grew along the Port Arthur, Duluth and Western Railway.