Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 48.20°, -82.52°
About Ivanhoe
The Ivanhoe River is a river in Cochrane District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The river is in the James Bay drainage basin and is a left tributary of the Groundhog River.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ivanhoe River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ivanhoe in Depth
Course
The river begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Halsey Township in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District, and heads northeast under the Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental main line — used at this point by Via Rail Sudbury – White River train — between the community of Nemegos to the west and Tophet to the east. It continues northeast through South Ivanhoe Lake and Halsey Lake, takes in the right tributary Kinogama River and reaches Ivanhoe Lake, substantially encompassed by Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park.
The river has two outlets from Ivanhoe Lake: Ivanhoe River (Old Channel), the left (west) channel at the northwest of the lake, and Ivanhoe River (New Channel), the right channel (east) at the northeast.
Economy
Two small hydroelectric generating stations with associated dams and works were proposed by Xeneca Power Development for sites at The Chutes and 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream at Third Falls. The two generating stations were proposed to have a capacity of 8.7 MW and the projects received feed-in-tariff contracts from the Ontario Power Authority.
Actions taken by the Ontario Rivers Alliance and its members led to the termination of 19 Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) Contracts. The Chutes and Third Falls on the Ivanhoe River were protected from development. 10 Ontario rivers were protected in all: Matawin, Vermilion, Petawawa, Wanapitei, Blanche, Ivanhoe, Frederick House, Kapuskasing, Larder, and Serpent Rivers.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ivanhoe River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ivanhoe: Key Facts
| Length | 200 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Groundhog River |
| Drainage system | James Bay Basin |
| Tributaries | Shawmere River |
Facts from Wikidata Q1675657 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Ivanhoe: Quick Answers
- Where is Ivanhoe?
- Ivanhoe is located in Canada, at 48.1995° N, 82.5232° W.
- Are there dams on the Ivanhoe?
- No dam on the Ivanhoe is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.