Want to experience temagami from the air and fly into camp. Ontario s provincial park system includes some of the most beautiful sections of wilderness this province has to offer. 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. An experience with wanapitei is an investment in life. The ontario rivers alliance filed a freedom of information application with the ieso in february of 2016 to obtain the following list of terminated feedintariff contracts. As an alternative, the station search is available. Wanapitei provincial park coniston all you need to. Find wahnapitae in real estate looking for an apartment, condo, house or roommate in sudbury. It is located near the much larger sudbury meteorite crater but they are not related. Named islands include blueberry, howie, pirate island, wanapitei. Notice of commencement under the class ea for waterpower. Media in category french river ontario the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. During the summer months try trolling in depths that range from 6585.
The expected zone of influence might be up to 1,000 m. Ontario power generation operates 66 hydroelectric stations, including a green power portfolio of 29 small hydroelectric plants, and 241 dams on 24 river systems. 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. Explore hotspots, access points, and photos from our community of anglers. Geology of the wanapitei lake area, district of sudbury. Wanapitei lake fishing map is included in ontario lakes nautical charts folio. This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through ontario.
The property is located northeast of the city of greater sudbury, ontario. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Water depths and fish locations are included on the map. 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. 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. Wanapitei provincial park was initially regulated on january 28, 1985. Welcome to wanapitei provincial park ontario parks. Friends of wahnapitae lake and river posts facebook. Description lake wahnapitae home and campers association. Friends of wahnapitae lake and river, sudbury, ontario. Official road map of ontario web sudbury area inset. Wanapitei river ontario canada geography population map. Watershed map lake wanapitei is located in the wanapitei watershed. Map of wanapitei river, ontario, river canada geographical names with maps.
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. The trip continued through hartley bay to the mouth of the wanapitei river. Geographical coordinates are 4604 north and 8057 west and its feature type is river. Apart from being big and prone to whitecaps, wanapitei is exceptionally deep. Backcountry camping on the french river the wilds of 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. Wanapitei provincial park management statement ontario. The property can be accessed by following the paved highway north from capreol. No species at risk sar have been reported from the wanapitei river in the vicinity of the coniston gs. Find the best offers for your search waterfront wahnapitae ontario. Mineral exploration in the area was an established interest at the time the park was. The river s source is scotia lake, a small lake 20 kilometres 10 mi east of halfway lake provincial park in sudbury district. Selected headings for chapter 9, the past, present and. Chapter 9 the past, present and future of sudburys lakes d.
The wanapitei river intersects with hwy 537 about 18 km west of hwy 69. Wanapitei river and lake are located in northeastern ontario, east of the city of greater sudbury. The river flows in a southerly direction to its confluence with the french river and flows through lake wanapitei. Lake wanapitei seen from space, upper right of the image. We invite you and your family to be a part of our community.
We are a group of concerned citizens interested in maintaining and enhancing the health and beauty of lake wahnapitae and the. 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. It is in the great lakes basin and is a right tributary of the french river. 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. Wanapitei river is situated southeast of struthers. This lot has roughly 4,100 feet of frontage alongside wahnapitae river, with boat launch just under 2km away by boat. Most of the maparea is drained by the southflowing wanapitei river. In late june, it took three hours to work this section of the river, which is noted on the topo map as conglomerate chutes. Lake timiskaming 216 metres and mazinaw lake 145 metres, in southeastern ontario, would seem to be the only rivals. Wanapitei river upper section canadian canoe routes. The portion of bonhomme point utilized for camping within wanapitei provincial park also known as the north river located at utm coordinates 5181804. Realtime hydrometric data map search water level and. Norman map 1 norman map 2 parkin map 2 capreol map 1. Huntsville, ottawa, deep river, north bay, and temagami.
Camp wanapitei sandy inlet, temagami, ontario p0h 2h0 rated 4. For official map representation of provincial parks, visit ontario s crown land use policy atlas. The intake is a type c1 intake according to the technical rules. Though much of the terrain is less than spectacular, i found the trip enjoyable and the rapids worthwhile. Wanapitei lake, northeast of sudbury ontario, holds a fishery including lake trout, walleye, pike, smallmouth bass, perch and whitefish. Mayor brian bigger has declared a state of emergency for greater sudbury. Wanapitei provincial park is located on the north shore of lake wanapitei this is a nonoperating park so there are no facilities. At kilometre 28, turn left, drive 20 metres, turn left and park at.
Weve pioneered many new routes during that period, always looking to find adventure and fun off the beaten path. 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. 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. Drive straight on the red squirrel road for 28 kilometres, following the signs to wanapitei. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Download our free wanapitei river fishing maps and see what you can catch. Wanapitei no main entrance general location of park latitude.
The south branch of the river drains wanapitei lake at the site of the wanapitei dam, which regulates the level of lake wanapitei. The following watershed maps have been prepared as part of the citys emergency. Some evidence of circumferential lineaments exterior, and possibly related, to the wanapitei impact crater is documented in the foreground grieve and ber, 1994. 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. In the mid 90s we began offering sea kayaking in baja and florida during the winter.
Opg tracks water levels and flows with water level gauges at stations and dams across our hydro operations. He is an amazing guide and canoeist and i have canoed with him from northern ontario to the far arctic, east to west coast. Our canoe trip on the wanapitei river north of wanapetei lake. Workers and their families, as well as various entrepreneurs, established a community along the river. Lake wanapitei occupies a meteorite crater in sudbury, ontario, canada. Nl19 geographical coordinates in decimal degrees wgs84 latitude. For more information on the watershed, and on the data obtained for this lake, please click on the following link. The proposed undertaking is on the wanapitei river within the city of greater sudbury, ontario see map below. Waterfront wahnapitae ontario properties in wahnapitae. Greater sudbury, on the wanapitei river, west of highway 69. It is in the great lakes basin and is a right tributary of the french. 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. Riviere wanapitei is a river in northeastern ontario, canada. Wanapitei river killarney road to hartley bay canadian.
For over 50 years, weve paddled canadas less traveled waterways with canoe trips throughout ontario, quebec, nwt, nunavut, and the yukon. Ontario parks killarney provincial park and french river provincial park. But if the wind comes up suddenly you better have a spray skirt and prayer beads. 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. Pursuant to the class ea, this project is considered to be a.