Old Woman River (Ontario)

Not to be confused with the community of Old Woman's River, Ontario.

Old Woman River
Location
Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Old Woman Bay (Lake Superior)
• location	Unorg. North Algoma
• coordinates	47°47′08″N 84°53′45″W[1]
• elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	South Old Woman River

The Old Woman River is a river in Algoma District of Ontario, Canada, which empties into Old Woman Bay on Lake Superior south of Wawa.^[1] It flows through Lake Superior Provincial Park.

The river follows a fault which became a spillway for glacial meltwater following the last ice age. The river's valley has extensive deposits of sand and gravel. At its mouth, the river bends sharply behind a beach berm, that has formed as a result of prevailing westerly winds, which in turn causes lake waves to dam the river's mouth with sand.^[2]

Towering cliffs along the bay have been home to peregrine falcons.

The name for the bay and river come from a rock formation near the river's mouth that resembles the face of an old woman.^[2]

See also

• List of Ontario rivers

References

1. "Old Woman River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
2. Bob Turner; Marianne Quat; Ruth Debicki; Phil Thurston (2015). "Lake Superior Provincial Park - On the Geological Shores of the World's Largest Freshwater Lake" (PDF). Natural Resources Canada and Ontario Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

External links

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