The Ivanhoe River is a river

River

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 in Cochrane District and Sudbury District in Northeastern

Northeastern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. The river is in the James Bay

James Bay

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 drainage basin

Drainage basin

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 and is a left tributary of the Groundhog River

Groundhog River

The Groundhog 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 Mattagami River.-Course:...

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Course

For a map showing the river course, see this reference.

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

Canadian Pacific Railway

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 transcontinental

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 main line

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 — used at this point by Via Rail

VIA Rail

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 Sudbury – White River train — between the community of Nemegos

Nemegos, Ontario

Nemegos is an unincorporated place and community in geographic Halsey Township in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada...

 to the west and Tophet

Tophet, Ontario

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 to the east. It continues northeast through South Ivanhoe Lake and Halsey Lake, takes in the right tributary Kinogama River and reaches Ivanhoe Lake

Ivanhoe Lake

Ivanhoe Lake is a long, narrow lake in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Ivanhoe River in the James Bay drainage basin and is located southwest of Foleyet on Ontario Highway 101...

, substantially encompassed by Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park is an operating natural environment class park and protected area in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada...

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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.

• the Old Channel passes out out of the lake under Ontario Highway 101 and reaches the community of Foleyet
  Foleyet, Ontario
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• the New Channel passes out of the lake controlled by the Ivanhoe Lake Dam, a barrage dam
  Barrage (dam)
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   to regulate the water level on the lake and headwaters storage for hydroelectric generating stations further downstream in the drainage basin. It then takes in the right tributary Midway River, passes under the Canadian National Railway
  Canadian National Railway
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   (CNR) transcontinental main line, served at this point by Via Rail Canadian trains stopping at the adjacent Foleyet railway station
  Foleyet railway station
  Foleyet railway station is located in the community of Foleyet, Ontario, Canada. This station is currently in use by Via Rail. Transcontinental Canadian trains stop here.-External links:*...
  
  , takes in the right tributary Muskego River, passes again under the CNR line, and then under Highway 101 at Foleyet.

The two channels then recombine, and the river heads north, again under the CNR line, takes in the left tributary Shawmere River, passes through The Chutes, a natural water chute, and passes into the Unorganized North Part

Unorganized North Cochrane District

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 of Cochrane District at the geographic Nova Township. It turns northeast, takes in the left tributary Paypeeshek River, and reaches its mouth at the Groundhog River in geographic Montcalm Township; the Groundhog River flows via the Mattagami River

Mattagami River

The Mattagami River is a river in the James Bay drainage basin in Cochrane District, Timiskaming District and Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada....

 and Moose River

Moose River (Ontario)

The Moose River is a Canadian river in the Hudson Plains ecozone of northern Ontario which flows 100 km northeast from the junction of the Mattagami and Missinaibi Rivers into James Bay. Its drainage basin is 108,500 km² and it has a mean discharge rate of 1370 m³/s. Its full length...

 to James Bay.

Economy

Two small hydroelectric

Hydroelectricity

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 generating stations with associated dams and works have been proposed by Xeneca Power Development for sites at The Chutes and 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream at Third Falls; the former project has completed the environmental assessment phase. The two generating stations have a proposed capacity of 8.7 MW and the projects have received feed-in-tariff contracts from the Ontario Power Authority

Ontario Power Authority

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Tributaries

• Paypeeshek River (left)
• Komak Creek (left)
• Osishana Creek (left)
• Oates Creek (left)
• Shawmere River (left)
• Biting Creek (right)

Two channels recombine

• Ivanhoe River (Old Channel) - left bifurcation
  • Sloans Creek (left)
• Ivanhoe River (New Channel) - right bifurcation
  • Muskego River (right)
  • Midway River (right)

Bifurcation from Ivanhoe Lake into Ivanhoe River (Old Channel) and Ivanhoe River (New Channel)

• Gullystone Creek (right)
• Jackpine Creek (left)
• Hellyer Creek (left)
• Biggs Creek (right)
• Kinogama River (right)
• Wright Creek (left)