The Blanche River is a

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in the

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in northeastern

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. The river is a tributary of

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and its name is from the French for the colour "white".

Course

The river begins as Sesekinika Lake in

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Maisonville TownshipDyment, F; Grabowski, G. and flow west under

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, turns south, heads through Kenogami Lake, then back under Ontario Highway 11 at the settlement of

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, flows under the

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(ONR) mainline and past Kenogami Lake Station, enters the municipality of

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and reaches the community of

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. It passes under Ontario Highway 66 and back under the ONR mainline, past the community of Tarzwell on Round Lake, under Ontario Highway 112, into the township of Chamberlain, once again under the ONR mainline, over the Eighty Foot Falls and Stuart's Rapids, takes in the left tributary

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and takes in the right tributary of Englehart River in geographic Marter Township, just north of the town of

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. The river heads under Ontario Highway 624, takes in the left tributary Larder River, passes into the municipality of Evanturel and then the geographic Ingram Township, flows under Ontario Highway 569 at the community of Tomstown and reaches the township of Hilliard where it passes once again under Ontario Highway 569. It heads briefly through the township of

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, then into the township of Casey, flows under

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at the community of Judge, and reaches its mouth at Baie Paulson (Paulson Bay) at the north end of Lake Timiskaming on the

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, east of the settlement of Sutton Bay in the township of

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and just west of the border with the province of

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. The Ottawa River flows to the Saint Lawrence River at

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Tributaries

*Wright Creek (left) *Pontleroy Creek (left) *Taylor Creek (left) * Larder River (left) * Englehart River (right) *Moosehorn Creek (left) *

(left) *Boston Creek (left) *Aidie Creek (right) *Smith Creek (left) *Crooked Creek (right) *Murdock Creek (left) *Amikougami Creek (left) *Perron Creek (left) * Lillord Creek (right)

References

Other map sources: * * * {{refend Rivers of Timiskaming District

Course

Tributaries

See also

References