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Ekwan River
Ekwan River is located in Ontario
Ekwan River
Location of the mouth of the Ekwan River in Ontario.
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
Physical characteristics
SourceZumar Lake
 • coordinates52°20′31″N 87°12′13″W / 52.34194°N 87.20361°W / 52.34194; -87.20361
 • elevation239 m (784 ft)
MouthJames Bay
 • coordinates
53°12′00″N 82°14′59″W / 53.20000°N 82.24972°W / 53.20000; -82.24972
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length500 km (310 mi)
Basin features
River systemJames Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Ekwan River, North Washagami River
 • rightCrooked River, Matateto River

The Ekwan River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It appears as Equam on Bellin map of 1744. Ekwan River is of Cree origin, meaning "the river far up the coast".[1] It travels about 500 kilometres (311 mi) from its source at Zumar Lake on the Canadian Shield, through the Hudson Bay Lowlands, northeast and then east, to its mouth on James Bay.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 145. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
  2. ^ "Ekwan River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. ^ "Ekwan River". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2011-08-09. Shows river course.

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