The Blanche River is a river

River

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 in the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...

 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 in Timiskaming District in northeastern

Northeastern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. The river is a tributary of Lake Timiskaming

Lake Timiskaming

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 and its name is from the French

French language

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 for the colour "white".

Course

The river begins as Sesekinika Lake in geographic Maisonville Township and flow west under Ontario Highway 11, turns south, heads through Kenogami Lake, then back under Ontario Highway 11 at the settlement of Kenogami Lake

Kenogami Lake, Ontario

Kenogami Lake is an unincorporated place and community in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Kenogami Lake on the Blanche River in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin.-Transportation:...

, flows under the Ontario Northland Railway

Ontario Northland Railway

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 (ONT) main line

Main line (railway)

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 and past Kenogami Lake Station

Kenogami Lake Station, Ontario

Kenogami Lake Station is an unincorporated place and railway point in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District in northwestern Ontario, Canada...

, enters the municipality of Kirkland Lake and reaches the community of Swastika

Swastika, Ontario

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. It passes under Ontario Highway 66 and back under the ONT mainline, past the community of Tarzwell

Tarzwell, Ontario

Tarzwell is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Unorganized, West Part division of Timiskaming District.The community is located on Highway 112, south of Kirkland Lake....

 on Round Lake, under Ontario Highway 112, into the municipality of Chamberlain

Chamberlain, Ontario

Chamberlain is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District.The rural township had a population of 322 in the Canada 2006 Census...

, once again under the ONT mainline, over the Eighty Foot Falls and the Stuart Rapids, takes in the left tributary Misema River and takes in the right tributary Englehart River

Englehart River

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 in geographic Marter Township, just north of the town of Englehart

Englehart, Ontario

Englehart is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Englehart River in the Timiskaming District.-History:...

. The river heads under Ontario Highway 624, takes in the left tributary Larder River, passes into the municipality of Evanturel then the geographic Ingram Township, flows under Ontario Highway 569 at the community of Tomstown

Tomstown, Ontario

Tomstown is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the unincorporated township of Ingram within the Unorganized, West Part division of Timiskaming District....

 and reaches Hilliard

Hilliard, Ontario

Hilliard is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District. Its main community is Hilliardton, located along Secondary Highway 569...

 where it passes once again under Ontario Highway 569. It heads briefly through the municipality of Brethour

Brethour, Ontario

Brethour is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District.The township had a population of 117 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Demographics:Population trend:...

, then into the municipality of Casey

Casey, Ontario

Casey is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Timiskaming District.The township had a population of 385 in the Canada 2006 Census...

, flows under Ontario Highway 65 at the community of Judge, and reaches its mouth at Baie Paulson (Paulson Bay) at the north end of Lake Timiskaming on the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...

, east of the settlement of Sutton Bay in the municipality of Harris

Harris, Ontario

Harris is a township in the Timiskaming District in the Canadian province of Ontario.Harris is located directly east of the city of Temiskaming Shores on the northern shore of Lake Timiskaming. The township had a population of 512 in the Canada 2006 Census...

 and just west of the border with the province of Quebec

Quebec

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. The Ottawa River flows to the Saint Lawrence River at Montreal

Montreal

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Tributaries

• Wright Creek (left)
• Pontleroy Creek (left)
• Taylor Creek (left)
• Larder River (left)
• Englehart River (right)
• Moosehorn Creek (left)
• Misema River (left)
• Boston Creek (left)
• Aidie Creek (right)
• Smith Creek (left)
• Crooked Creek (right)
• Murdock Creek (left)
• Amikougami Creek (left)
• Perron Creek (left)
• Lillord Creek (right)