The river flows in a southerly direction to its confluence with the french river and flows through lake wanapitei. The trip continued through hartley bay to the mouth of the wanapitei river. A road to on the east side provides access to the river, but a portage 250 m l will be required just downstream from the bridge. Mineral exploration in the area was an established interest at the time the park was. For over 50 years, weve paddled canadas less traveled waterways with canoe trips throughout ontario, quebec, nwt, nunavut, and the yukon. Named islands include blueberry, howie, pirate island, wanapitei. Selected headings for chapter 9, the past, present and. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Pursuant to the class ea, this project is considered to be a. Walk the jack pine trail 800 metres to the camp wanapitei. Access to the route is off hwy 69 about 20 minutes south of sudbury, highway 537 killarney road leaves 69 at this point and heads west. Ive paddled the section of river north of the lake, coming out at the nw corner, then crossing the lake and ending at the reserve. At kilometre 28, turn left, drive 100 metres, turn left and park at the parking lot.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Norman map 1 norman map 2 parkin map 2 capreol map 1. Chapter 21 wanapitei river drinking water system the city of greater sudburys major water producer is located on the wanapitei river, just upstream of the transcanada highway in the town of wahnapitae. Official road map of ontario web sudbury area inset. The wanapitei river intersects with hwy 537 about 18 km west of hwy 69. Wanapitei lake, northeast of sudbury ontario, holds a fishery including lake trout, walleye, pike, smallmouth bass, perch and whitefish. Lake wanapitei seen from space, upper right of the image. But if the wind comes up suddenly you better have a spray skirt and prayer beads.
Ontario power generation operates 66 hydroelectric stations, including a green power portfolio of 29 small hydroelectric plants, and 241 dams on 24 river systems. Drive straight on the red squirrel road for 28 kilometres, following the signs to wanapitei. Our canoe trip on the wanapitei river north of wanapetei lake. The portion of bonhomme point utilized for camping within wanapitei provincial park also known as the north river located at utm coordinates 5181804. Want to experience temagami from the air and fly into camp. Friends of wahnapitae lake and river, sudbury, ontario.
Geographical coordinates are 4604 north and 8057 west and its feature type is river. It is in the great lakes basin and is a right tributary of the french river. Geology of the wanapitei lake area, district of sudbury. Camp wanapitei canadas premier canoetripping camp has. The expected zone of influence might be up to 1,000 m. Wanapitei provincial park coniston all you need to. According to the city, it plunges to 142 metres, or 466 feet, making it one of the deepest lakes in ontario other than the great lakes. This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through ontario. For more information on the watershed, and on the data obtained for this lake, please click on the following link.
Watershed map lake wanapitei is located in the wanapitei watershed. Though much of the terrain is less than spectacular, i found the trip enjoyable and the rapids worthwhile. Backcountry camping on the french river the wilds of ontario. It is in the great lakes basin and is a right tributary of the french. Wanapitei provincial park is a natural environment class park and, as such will be managed according to provincial park policies for a natural environment class park.
Water depths and fish locations are included on the map. Wanapitei river and lake are located in northeastern ontario, east of the city of greater sudbury. The following watershed maps have been prepared as part of the citys emergency. Weve pioneered many new routes during that period, always looking to find adventure and fun off the beaten path. Wanapitei provincial park was initially regulated on january 28, 1985. Find the best offers for your search waterfront wahnapitae ontario. The lower map shows the anticipated zone of impact for the project which is limited to the immediate area around the station see shadedhatched area on the map. Welcome to wanapitei provincial park ontario parks. Map of wanapitei river, ontario, river canada geographical names with maps. Waterfront wahnapitae ontario properties in wahnapitae. During the summer months try trolling in depths that range from 6585. Wanapitei provincial park is located on the north shore of lake wanapitei this is a nonoperating park so there are no facilities.
Apart from being big and prone to whitecaps, wanapitei is exceptionally deep. The intake is a type c1 intake according to the technical rules. Some evidence of circumferential lineaments exterior, and possibly related, to the wanapitei impact crater is documented in the foreground grieve and ber, 1994. The property is located northeast of the city of greater sudbury, ontario. Wanapitei dam repair, wanapitei river by linda heron on saturday, july 12th, 2014 posted in dams, repairreplacement, rivers at risk, wanapitei dam, wanapitei river. Ontario parks killarney provincial park and french river provincial park. Getting here in the summer from the town of temagami, drive north on highway 11 for 10 kilometres and turn left west on the red squirrel road. In the mid 90s we began offering sea kayaking in baja and florida during the winter. Huntsville, ottawa, deep river, north bay, and temagami. The map search is not optimized for extra small screen. An experience with wanapitei is an investment in life. Its a really nice trip, starting around scotia lake.
Opg tracks water levels and flows with water level gauges at stations and dams across our hydro operations. Lake wanapitei occupies a meteorite crater in sudbury, ontario, canada. The river s source is scotia lake, a small lake 20 kilometres 10 mi east of halfway lake provincial park in sudbury district. I lead my own local ontario canoe trips every year, but when i want a guided remote wilderness adventure, there is none better than shawn and wanapitei canoe to take me there. Wanapitei river upper section canadian canoe routes.
It is located near the much larger sudbury meteorite crater but they are not related. Wanapitei no main entrance general location of park latitude. In late june, it took three hours to work this section of the river, which is noted on the topo map as conglomerate chutes. Ontario s provincial park system includes some of the most beautiful sections of wilderness this province has to offer. Most of the maparea is drained by the southflowing wanapitei river. He is an amazing guide and canoeist and i have canoed with him from northern ontario to the far arctic, east to west coast. The property can be accessed by following the paved highway north from capreol. Wanapitei river is situated southeast of struthers. As an alternative, the station search is available.
Nl19 geographical coordinates in decimal degrees wgs84 latitude. Chapter 9 the past, present and future of sudburys lakes d. Realtime hydrometric data map search water level and. Workers and their families, as well as various entrepreneurs, established a community along the river. Greater sudbury, on the wanapitei river, west of highway 69. Riviere wanapitei is a river in northeastern ontario, canada. At kilometre 28, turn left, drive 20 metres, turn left and park at. Keller3 1department of earth sciences and cooperative freshwater ecology unit, laurentian university, sudbury 2ministry of natural resources and cooperative freshwater ecology unit, laurentian university, sudbury 3ministry of the environment and cooperative freshwater. We are a group of concerned citizens interested in maintaining and enhancing the health and beauty of lake wahnapitae and the. Find wahnapitae in real estate looking for an apartment, condo, house or roommate in sudbury. We invite you and your family to be a part of our community. Media in category french river ontario the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. Mayor brian bigger has declared a state of emergency for greater sudbury. No species at risk sar have been reported from the wanapitei river in the vicinity of the coniston gs.
Download our free wanapitei river fishing maps and see what you can catch. Notice of commencement under the class ea for waterpower. In order to reduce the potential for increased infections and fatalities, please stay home and selfisolate, engage in social distancing and only go outside for essentials, such as food and medical needs or appointments. Many lumber companies established their operations along the wanapitei river and the river itself was used to send the harvested logs to southern ontario for processing. This project is subject to the provisions of the ontario waterpower associations class environmental assessment class ea for waterpower projects 2010. Wanapitei provincial park management statement ontario. The proposed undertaking is on the wanapitei river within the city of greater sudbury, ontario see map below. For official map representation of provincial parks, visit ontario s crown land use policy atlas. Camp wanapitei sandy inlet, temagami, ontario p0h 2h0 rated 4.
Description lake wahnapitae home and campers association. Wanapitei river killarney road to hartley bay canadian. Wanapitei river ontario canada geography population map. Total of 24 species occur in the river but some of the sport species are stocked 3 trout species in wanapitei lake and are unlikely to be found near coniston. Wanapitei lake fishing map is included in ontario lakes nautical charts folio.
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