Hewitson River

Hewitson River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Thunder Bay
Part of Lake Superior
Source Whitesand Lake
 - elevation 283 m (928 ft)
 - coordinates 48°50′48″N 87°23′54″W / 48.84667°N 87.39833°W / 48.84667; -87.39833
Mouth Lake Superior
 - elevation 180 m (591 ft)
 - coordinates 48°50′07″N 87°24′35″W / 48.83528°N 87.40972°W / 48.83528; -87.40972Coordinates: 48°50′07″N 87°24′35″W / 48.83528°N 87.40972°W / 48.83528; -87.40972
Length 2.3 km (1 mi)
Location of the mouth of the Hewitson River in Ontario

The Hewitson River is a short river in Thunder Bay District, northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river begins at Whitesand Lake and flows over a series of falls, called the Rainbow Falls, then is crossed by Highway 17, and finally flows into Lake Superior. The mouth is about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of the community of Rossport and 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the community of Schreiber

Economy

Several campgrounds of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park lie astride the river.

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