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The Kaministiquia River is a Canadian river which empties into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay. Kaministiquia is an Ojibwe word meaning "river with islands" due to two large islands at the mouth of the river, resulting in the river to have three outlets. The two other outlets are known as the McKellar River and the Mission River. Residents of the region commonly refer to the river as the "Kam". The three branches of the river at the delta were extensively dredged and widened by the federal Department of Public Works in the early twentieth century.Like the Pigeon River, this river was an important part of the water route into western Canada. A fur trading post was established here in 1683 by Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut ("Duluth"), but this location was eventually abandoned by the French in 1758. The trading post of Fort William was established here in 1803 by the North West Company at the river's mouth.
Kakabeka Falls located on this river is the largest waterfall in the Lake Superior watershed at a height of 39 metres. Below these falls, the river flows through an extensive floodplain created by an ancient predecessor that flowed through this region following the last ice age.
The river has been depicted by many prominent Canadian artists such as William Armstrong (1822-1914), Frances Anne Hopkins (The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls, 1877) and Lucius Richard O'Brien (Kakabeka Falls, 1882).
Tributaries of this river include the:
- Dog River
- Shebandowan River
- Kashabowie River
- Whitefish River
See also
- List of Ontario riversSee also: Rivers in Canada Tributaries of Hudson Bay Rivers in Canada alphabetically Rivers of the Americas This is the list of rivers situated which flow through Ontario . The watershed list includes creeks and other tributaries as well. List of rivers a
Ontario rivers
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