Montreal River (Algoma–Sudbury, Ontario)

The river begins at Montreal Lake at the community of Island Lake in northwest Sudbury District. It heads southwest, passes into Algoma District, reaches the forebay lake above Montreal Falls, and then the settlement and railway station of Montreal Falls themselves on the Algoma Central Railway. It heads west, and passes under Ontario Highway 17 just before reaching its mouth at Lake Superior at the community of Montreal River Harbour. ==Hydroelectricity==

There are four hydroelectric dams and generating stations on the Montreal River, all owned and operated by Brookfield Renewable Power. In upstream order, they are Andrews Generating Station (57.78 MW; head of ; next to Highway 17); Hogg Generating Station (17.4 MW; head of ); Gartshore Generating Station (23 MW; head of ); and MacKay Generating Station, at Montreal Falls (62 MW; head of ). ==Tributaries==

• Little Agawa River (right) • Sonny Creek (right) • Jeff Creek (right) • Rabbit Creek (right) • Indian River (right) • Cow River (left) • Keelow Creek (left) • Convey Creek (right) • Tikamaganda River (right) • Challener River (left) • Harvie Creek (right) • Seahorse Creek (right) • Tempest Creek (left) • Puswana Creek (left) • Ebach Creek (left) • Sample Creek (left) • Nawahe Creek (right) • Pemache River (left) ==See also==