Ogoki River
| Ogoki River | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Ogoki River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Districts | Thunder Bay, Cochrane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Endogoki Lake |
| • location | Unorg. Thunder Bay |
| • coordinates | 50°33′58″N 90°15′27″W / 50.56611°N 90.25750°W |
| Mouth | Albany River |
• location | Ogoki Post |
• coordinates | 51°37′28″N 85°57′02″W / 51.62444°N 85.95056°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Albany River→ James Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Montcrief River, Dusey River |
| • right | Rindt River, Allan Water, Raymond River, Ottertail River |
| Waterbodies | Wabakimi Lake, Whitewater Lake, Whiteclay Lake, Ogoki Reservoir, Ogoki Lake |
| Waterfalls | Waboose Falls |
The Ogoki River is a river in the Thunder Bay and Cochrane Districts of Ontario. It springs from the wilderness just east of Savant Lake, flowing north of Lake Nipigon to Ogoki, where it joins the Albany River which empties into James Bay. The river is 480 kilometres (300 mi) long.
The Ogoki River is a narrow, deep, slow-moving, and anastomosing river, with high sediment content. Rapids occur where the river crosses bedrock shelves. The Speckled Trout Rapids, a particularly large set of rapids, is located between Harrogate and Patience Lake. An extensive delta and estuary system has developed where the river enters Ogoki Lake.
The river, now mostly used for canoeing and fishing, was part of a canoe route from Hudson Bay to Lake Superior: via James Bay, Albany River, Ogoki River, portage to Ombabika River, Lake Nipigon, Nipigon River, and finally Lake Superior.
Portions of the river are protected in the Wabakimi Provincial Park and Ogoki River Provincial Park.