Forks River

Forks River
Location of the mouth of the Forks River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Districts	Cochrane Timiskaming Sudbury
Physical characteristics
Source	Forks Lake
• location	Timiskaming, Unorganized West Part, Timiskaming District
• coordinates	48°06′22″N 81°10′11″W
• elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Mouth	Night Hawk Lake
• location	Timmins, Cochrane District
• coordinates	48°18′13″N 81°00′35″W
• elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Length	36 km (22 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Little Forks Creek

The Forks River is a river in the James Bay and Moose River drainage basins in Cochrane and Timiskaming Districts in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Forks Lake to its mouth at Night Hawk Lake, the source of the Frederick House River, a tributary of the Abitibi River.

Course

The Forks River begins at Forks Lake in the northwest of the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District at an elevation of 351 metres (1,152 ft) and exits east to Lower Forks Lake. Portions of both lakes lie in the northeastern portion of the Unorganized, North Part of Sudbury District, meaning that the Forks River drainage basin is in three Ontario districts. It heads northeast, then north, flows over a small dam, and takes in the left tributary Little Forks Creek arriving from Little Forks Lake. The river turns northwest, then curves back northeast, flows into the city of Timmins in Cochrane District, and reaches its mouth at St. Peter Bay at the southern tip of Night Hawk Lake at an elevation of 274 metres (899 ft).

Tributaries

• Little Forks Creek (left)

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

• "Forks River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
• "Topographic Map sheets 42A3, 42A6". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-08-16.