Blind River (Ontario)

The Blind River is a river in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.^[1] The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Huron.

Blind River
Mouth of Blind River
Location of the mouth of the Blind River in Ontario
Native name	Biniwaabikong (Ojibwe)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northeastern Ontario
District	Algoma
Municipality	Blind River
Physical characteristics
Source	Pathfinder Lake
• coordinates	46°29′21″N 82°54′03″W
• elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Mouth	North Channel
• location	Blind River
• coordinates	46°10′47″N 82°58′37″W
• elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries
• right	Potomac River

The river was called a "blind river" because the river's mouth is not easily seen from the lake. Its native (Ojibway) name is "biniwaabikong", which means "at the fallen rock" due to the smooth, sloping rock face along the river.^{[citation needed]}

The river flows south from Pathfinder Lake through a group of other large lakes (such as Matinenda, Chiblow, and Duborne) before emptying into the North Channel of Lake Huron at the municipality of Blind River.

A sawmill was built near the mouth of this river in 1837. There is a small hydroelectric plant where the river drains Lake Duborne.

Tributaries

• Potomac River (right)

Blind River Provincial Park

Blind River Provincial Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Coordinates	46°30′25″N 82°55′56″W
Area	5,402 ha (20.86 sq mi)[2]
Designation	Waterway
Established	2002
Governing body	Ontario Parks

The Blind River Provincial Park is a waterway park protecting the river, its banks, and the lakes along its way from its headwaters at Stone Lake to Matinenda Lake.^[3] Additionally, it includes the streams and lakes that make up the Flack Lake Figure Eight and the Dunlop Lake–Mace Lake Canoe Routes. It was established in 2004 and is meant for canoe camping, boating, fishing, hunting and wildlife/nature watching. Features in the park include wetlands, large islands, a scenic canyon and waterfalls at the inlet to Matinenda Lake.^[2]

The park is regionally significant due to its cold water aquatic environments and its headwater protection function. It borders the Matinenda Provincial Park to the South.^[3]

It is a non-operating park, meaning that there are no services. The only facilities are backcountry campsites.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario