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50,500 square kilometres (19,498 sq mi)
- The Attawapiskat River travels a distance of 748 kilometres (465 mi), and has a drainage area of 50,500 square kilometres (19,498 sq mi).
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The Attawapiskat River travels a distance of 748 kilometres (465 mi), [4] and has a drainage area of 50,500 square kilometres (19,498 sq mi). [4] It is the third largest river entirely in Ontario. The source of the river is Attawapiskat Lake at an elevation of 241 metres (791 ft).
The People of the Kattawapiskak River is a 2012 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin exploring conditions inside the Attawapiskat First Nation, which in October 2011 declared a state of emergency due to health and safety concerns over a lack of housing and infrastructure, and remained in the public spotlight during the Idle No More protests.
Apr 6, 2017 · The river is a central part of cultural life for the Cree of Attawapiskat, having provided them with food, transportation and recreation for generations. The word Attawapiskat translates to “People of the Parting Rocks,” in reference to a distinct rock formation found several kilometres up river.
Feb 6, 2006 · Attawapiskat River, 748 km long, formed by the confluence of the Pineimuta, Trading and Otoskwin rivers at Attawapiskat Lake, in northeastern Ontario, flows east, jogs north and runs east to the flatland by James Bay. Its drainage area is 50 200 km2 and its mean discharge 626 m3/s.
Attawapiskat River, river in northern Ontario, Canada, that issues from Attawapiskat Lake (elevation 815 feet [248 metres]) and flows eastward into James Bay, opposite Akimiski Island. For most of its 465-miles (748-km) course, the river is sluggish and navigable only for canoes. Its lower reaches.
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The town or hamlet of Attawapiskat now covers 1.32 square kilometres (330 acres) of land and is located along the Attawapiskat River, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inland from the James Bay coastline in the James Bay drainage basin.
Apr 12, 2023 · My boat mate Erik and I were only about 250 yards from the dock when Erik hooked into a nice fat 41” pike! Not bad for the first fish of the trip. We chuckled that he may have just caught the biggest fish of the week in the first 30 minutes on the water.
