Little Abitibi River
| Little Abitibi River | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
Coordinates: 50°29′10″N 81°31′27″W / 50.48611°N 81.52417°W The Little Abitibi River is a river in northern Ontario. It runs about 120 kilometres up into the Abitibi Canyon, where Ontario Power Generation's Abitibi Canyon Generating Station dams the river at Fraserdale, an abandoned railway town.
It was made famous in "The Black Fly Song" which concerned the construction of a dam on the Little Abitibi River, which was also referred to as "Little Ab."
See also
References
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Cochrane District Land Use Guidelines – General Resource Areas. The Little Abitibi River - New Post Creek Waterway, page 33
- Atlas of Canada - Little Abitibi River
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