Amable du Fond River [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Amable du Fond River
The Amable du Fond River is a river in Nipissing District, in the Northern Ontario portion of Ontario, Canada. It flows from Pipe Lake through Kawawaymog, North Tea, Manitou and Kioshkokwi Lakes in northwestern Algonquin Park to join the Mattawa River on the Calvin, Ontario side of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. It is long and drops 246 metres (800 ft) over its course.
The river is named after Amable Dufond, a Native hunter and trapper who lived in this area in
Champlain Provincial Park, located about 10 km from the river's end.
Geography.
The river flows inside a graben through the Algonquin highlands. This valley is an offshoot arm of ancient rift valley, called the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben, which still causes minor earthquakes in the area. From Lake Talon to Mattawa the river flows through a rock-walled canyon up to in places.
Tributaries include the:
- Amable du Fond River
- Kaibuskong River
- North River
An interesting feature is