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Ottawa River
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major river in Ontario and Quebec, Canada
The Ottawa River is a major waterway that flows through Ontario and Quebec in Canada. It has historically been important for transportation, trade, and resource development in the region.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Official name
- Ottawa River
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Ontario
- Continent
- North America
- Official website
- ottawariver.ca
- Image
- Rapides Joachims QC 2.jpg
- Length
- 1271
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- tributary
- Gatineau River
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- lake on watercourse
- lac des Quinze
- Commons category
- Ottawa River
- mouth of the watercourse
- St. Lawrence River
- watershed area
- 146000
- discharge
- 5.351
- topic's main category
- Category:Ottawa River
- basin country
- Canada
- native label
- Kichi-Sìbì
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Encyclopedic overview
The 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. 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.
Geography
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