The South Nation River is a river whose watershed covers 3,900 km², a large part of eastern Ontario. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The river's headwaters are located north of Brockville and it flows 175 km northeast to empty into the Ottawa River near Plantagenet. This is about the river in Canada For other uses see Ottawa River (disambiguation. Alfred and Plantagenet ( 2006 population 8654 is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell This river is called the "South Nation River" to distinguish it from a river in Quebec north of the Ottawa River called the Petite-Nation River or rivière Petite-Nation. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The Petite-Nation River is a river in western Quebec that flows from the Laurentian mountains to empty into the Ottawa River near Plaisance Quebec The names of both rivers are derived from the French name for the native people of this area, the Weskarini. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
The area surrounding the river, originally covered with white pine, is now mainly used for agriculture. Eastern White Pine' ( Pinus strobus) is a large Pine native to eastern North America, occurring from Newfoundland west to Minnesota
The river drains an almost flat plain, and hence its lack of gradient makes it prone to flooding. In Vector calculus, the gradient of a Scalar field is a Vector field which points in the direction of the greatest rate of increase of the scalar Dams and other water control measures have been introduced to help reduce the impact of seasonal flooding in the watershed. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge
In some areas the river flows through Leda clays which can be very unstable. Quick clay, also known as Leda clay and Champlain Sea clay in Canada, is a unique form of highly sensitive Marine clay, with the tendency to On June 20, 1993, a major landslide occurred near the former site of the town of Lemieux. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur Lemieux is a Ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was located on the shore of the South Nation River in the Prescott and Approximately 3 million m³ of mud and clay slid into the river valley, blocking the river's flow for three days. To help compare different Orders of magnitudes this page lists Volumes between 1 million and 10 million cubic Metres Volumes smaller
Tributaries include the
- various branches of the Castor River
- Payne River
- Scotch River
- Bear Brook
Communities on the river include:
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The Castor River is a river in eastern Ontario, in Canada. It flows into the South Nation River near Casselman. Casselman is a Village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River. North Stormont is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the United Counties of Stormont Dundas and Glengarry. Alfred and Plantagenet ( 2006 population 8654 is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Spencerville is a small rural community located in Eastern Ontario, about 30 minutes south of Ottawa on Highway 416. This is the list of Rivers which are situated in and flow through Ontario.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic