Ottawa River - Wikipedia
WebThe Ottawa River (French: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi) is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern Canada at the time.
Ottawa River | Map, Tributaries, & Facts | Britannica
WebApr 21, 2024 · Ottawa River, river in east-central Canada, the chief tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises in the Laurentian Plateau of western Quebec and flows swiftly westward to Lake Timiskaming and then southeastward, forming for most of its course the Quebec– Ontario provincial border before it joins the St. Lawrence west of Montreal.
Ottawa River | The Canadian Encyclopedia
WebDec 20, 2006 · The Ottawa River is Canada’s eighth largest river and the chief tributary of the St. Lawrence. Beginning in the Laurentian Mountains, it flows west before turning southeast to form a portion of the border between Ontario and Quebec. It drains an area twice the size of New Brunswick.
Ottawa River - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebThe Ottawa River is a river in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Most of it is on the border of Ontario and Quebec. The city of Ottawa gets its name from this river. Geography. The Ottawa River starts at Lake Capimitchigama in Quebec. It flows west to Lake Timiskaming, where it begins to define the border between Ontario and Quebec.
Ottawa River - Wikiwand
WebThe Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern Canada at the time. For most of its length, it defines the border between these two provinces. It is a major tributary of the St. Lawrence River and the longest river in Quebec.
Ottawa Valley - Wikipedia
WebThe Ottawa Valley is the valley of the Ottawa River, along the boundary between Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. The valley is the transition between the Saint Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield.
Ottawa - Wikipedia
WebOttawa is situated on the south bank of the Ottawa River and contains the mouths of the Rideau River and Rideau Canal. The Rideau Canal (Rideau Waterway) first opened in 1832 and is 202 km (126 mi) long. It connects the Saint Lawrence River on Lake Ontario at Kingston to the Ottawa River near Parliament Hill.
Ottawa River - Ottawa River Waterway
WebThe Ottawa River is one of the great historic and most attractive rivers of North America. First-Nation Peoples had been living along the river for 6,000 years when the first …
The history of the Ottawa River | Ottawa Citizen
WebAug 19, 2016 · The Ottawa River has been a vital transportation and trade route for millennia, first for indigenous peoples and later for the Europeans who explored, exploited and settled this land....
The Ottawa River Basin and its Reservoirs
WebCharacteristics of the Basin. From its source east of the Dozois Reservoir to its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, the Ottawa River has a length of more than 1,130 kilometres. For most of its length, it forms the boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Québec.
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