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Abitibi River

The Abitibi River is a river in northeastern Ontario, Canada, which flows northwest from Lake Abitibi to join the Moose River which empties into James Bay. This river is 540 kilometres (340 mi) long, and descends 265 metres (869 ft). It is the ninth longest river in Ontario, Behind the Ottawa River (1,271km), St. Lawrence River (1.197km), Severn River (982km), Albany River (982km), Winnipeg River (813km), Attawapiskat River (748km), English River (615km) and Moose River(547km).

Geography
Description of river course (in downstream order): • Begins as outlet from Lake Abitibi () • Extreme southern point () • Ansonville, Ontario () • Iroquois Falls, Ontario () • Crossed by Ontario Northland Railway () • Long Sault Rapids hydroelectric plant () • Confluence with the Black River () • Confluence with the Frederick House River () • Ontario Northland Railway crossing at Island Falls Station, Ontario () • Island Falls, Ontario () • Abitibi Canyon Generating Station near Fraserdale, Ontario () • Otter Rapids Generating Station () • Coral Rapids, Ontario () • Extreme western point () • Confluence with the Little Abitibi River () • Joins the Moose River () • Enters James Bay as part of the Moose River () TributariesLittle Abitibi RiverFrederick House RiverBlack River • Mistango River • Marathon Creek • Edwards Creek • Meadow Creek ==Protected areas==
Protected areas
A small portion of the river (from the outlet of Lake Abitibi to Couchching Falls) is protected in the Abitibi-De-Troyes Provincial Park. Until April 2005, this park included all the public lands stretching along the Abitibi River to Iroquois Falls, but most of these were deregulated because the significant amount of private land within the area that made the management of the waterway class provincial park difficult. ==Power generation==
Power generation
. The Abitibi River is used extensively for the hydro-electric power generation. Power stations on the river are in downstream order: ==See also==
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