The Mattagami River is a river in Northern

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, Canada. The Mattagami flows from its source at Mattagami Lake in

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Gouin Township in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District, on the

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southwest of

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, Length to head of Lake Minissinakwa. to Portage Island in geographic Gardiner Township in the Unorganized North Part of Cochrane District, in the

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. Here the Mattagami's confluence with the

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forms the Moose River, about from that river's tidewater outlet at James Bay. The Mattagami River flows through the city of Timmins as well as the town of

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and its drainage basin encompasses . It is close to tourism sites offering activities such as fishing, canoeing and nature-based relaxation. The Mattagami's name comes from the

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and means either "the start of water" (''maadaagami'') or "turbulent water" (''madaagami''), but the local

population claim "Mattagami" is a corrupted form of "confluence" (''maadawaagami''). According to the Mattagami First Nation, Mattagami means "Meeting of the Waters".

Course

The river starts at Mattagami Lake and ends at its confluence with

, serving as a source for Moose River. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a map.

Economy

Where the Groundhog and Kapuskasing Rivers flow into the Mattagami,

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operates the Little Long Generating Station, with a dam just over 5 km in length.

Tributaries

Tributaries include the: *

Kapuskasing River The Kapuskasing River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District and Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, northeastern Ontario, Canada. Shows the river course. The river is a left tributary of the Mattagami River. Course ...

**Nemegosenda River ***Chapleau River * Groundhog River ** Ivanhoe River **Nat River * Poplar Rapids River * Kamiskotia River *Grassy River *Tatachikapika River * Mattagami Lake **Minisinakwa River ***Nabakwasi River ****Opikinimika River ***Noble River

References

External links

Mattagami Region Conservation Authority
{{Authority control Geography of Timmins Rivers of Timiskaming District Rivers of Sudbury District Rivers of Cochrane District Tributaries of Hudson Bay

Course

Economy

Tributaries

See also

References

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