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Wabigoon River
The Wabigoon River as it exits Wabigoon Lake
Wabigoon River is located in Ontario
Wabigoon River
Location of the mouth of the Wabigoon River in Ontario
EtymologyFrom the Ojibwe waabigon, "marigold", or waabi-miigwan, "white feather"
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNorthwestern Ontario
DistrictKenora
Physical characteristics
SourceRaleigh Lake
 • coordinates49°28′08″N 91°56′12″W / 49.46889°N 91.93667°W / 49.46889; -91.93667
 • elevation453 m (1,486 ft)
MouthEnglish River
 • coordinates
50°15′46″N 93°58′46″W / 50.26278°N 93.97944°W / 50.26278; -93.97944
 • elevation
314 m (1,030 ft)
Length235 km (146 mi)
Basin features
River systemHudson Bay drainage basin
Tributaries 
 • leftCanyon River (Ontario), Eagle River (Ontario), Crooked River (Ontario), Mennin River
 • rightLittle Wabigoon River

The Wabigoon River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Raleigh Lake past Dryden, Ontario on Wabigoon Lake to join the English River. The name "Wabigoon" comes from the Ojibwe waabigon, "marigold", or waabi-miigwan, "white feather".[1][2]

  1. ^ Native Toponomy and History in Northern Ontario, Retrieved 2007-03-18 [dead link]
  2. ^ Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary

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