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20-719: Cedar River may refer to: Canada [ edit ] Cedar River (Ontario) , a tributary of the English River United States [ edit ] Cedar River (Iowa River tributary) , in Minnesota and Iowa, a tributary of the Iowa River Cedar River (Antrim County, Michigan) Cedar River (Gladwin County, Michigan) Cedar River (Menominee County, Michigan) Cedar River (New York) ,

40-486: A tributary of the Hudson River Cedar River (Washington) , a tributary of Lake Washington Cedar River (Willapa Bay) , Washington Cedar Creek (North Dakota) , also known as Cedar River See also [ edit ] Cedar (disambiguation) Cedar Creek (disambiguation) Little Cedar River (disambiguation) Red Cedar River (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

60-708: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cedar River (Ontario) The Cedar River is a river in the Hudson Bay drainage basin in the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in northwestern Ontario in Canada . The river is a left tributary of the English River . The river begins at the outflow from Cedar Lake and flows north to through Church Lake to Perrault Lake where it takes in

80-557: Is the only major water route between what is now Ontario and southern Manitoba that was easily navigable by canoe . The Red River route was much farther south and had a longer portage. La Vérendrye was one of the first explorers to establish fur trade forts near the First Nations camps along the river. The river section through Whiteshell Provincial Park has many petroforms near the Whiteshell River forks where

100-881: The Ontario Power Generation Manitou Falls Generating Station. The Cedar River flows via the Winnipeg River and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay. This article related to a river in Northern Ontario , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Winnipeg River The Winnipeg River watershed was the southeasternmost portion of the land granted in 1670 to the Hudson's Bay Company . The portion in Canada corresponds roughly to

120-528: The English on Hudson Bay heard reports of the coureurs in 1718 if not earlier. In 1717 Zacharie Robutel de La Noue tried and failed to penetrate the area. Opening of the land west of Lake Superior by a European is credited to La Vérendrye in 1731–1743. In 1731 his men built a post on Rainy Lake. In 1732 he built Fort Saint Charles on Lake of the Woods. In 1733 one of his sons almost reached Lake Winnipeg but

140-685: The Hudson's Bay Company. After the British conquest of Canada as part of its victory in the Seven Years' War , French traders were largely replaced by "pedlars" (as the HBC people called them) from Montreal . The pedlars soon formed the North West Company , which was capitalized by both English and Scots. From about 1775 the HBC began building competing posts in the interior, including one on

160-682: The Rainy River. Competition ended in 1821 when the two companies merged and trade was diverted to York Factory on Hudson Bay. Trade was also diverted south as population grew on the United States side. The last major use of the route was by the Wolseley Expedition in 1870. After 1885 the Canadian Pacific Railway connected eastern and western Canada with a route north of Lake Superior. Trading posts on

180-666: The Whiteshell Provincial Park. The Winnipeg River was the main route from the Great Lakes to Western Canada before the railroads were constructed in this area. After reaching Lake Winnipeg, a traveler could go by canoe as far as the Rocky Mountains , Arctic Ocean or Hudson Bay . This section covers the route from Lake Superior to Lake Winnipeg via Rainy Lake , the Rainy River , Lake of

200-1028: The Winnipeg River are controlled through the various dams by the Lake of the Woods Control Board. It maintains a website with detailed descriptions of the river basin and water flow characteristics. Major tributaries include the Black Sturgeon River , English River , Bird River, Lee River, Whiteshell River, Whitemouth River , and Macfarlane River . Manitoba: Ontario: Areas where the Winnipeg River widens markedly have been identified as lakes, including Gun, Roughrock and Sand lakes in Ontario; and Nutimik, Eleanor, Dorothy, Margaret, Natalie, and Lac du Bonnet, all in Manitoba. Nutimik, Dorothy, and Margaret lakes are all entirely within

220-454: The Woods and the Winnipeg River. For the route in general, see Nelson River basin . The area was too rocky to be good beaver country, as they needed a forested habitat. Grand Portage was the second-longest portage in Canada after Methye Portage . Once over the height of land, rivers led west to Rainy Lake and the Rainy River. Duncan M'Gillivray called the Rainy the 'most beautiful river in

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240-515: The banks of the Winnipeg River include Kenora , Minaki and Whitedog in Ontario; and Lac du Bonnet , Pinawa , Powerview , and Pine Falls , all in Manitoba. Whitedog is the home of the Wabaseemoong First Nation . The Sagkeeng First Nation is located near the mouth of the Winnipeg River and Pine Falls. In Ontario, dams were built on the Winnipeg River at Kenora, exiting Lake of the Woods, and at Whitedog Falls. Power from

260-516: The dams have supplied Kenora and a local pulp and paper mill, while local Anishinaabe populations have been negatively impacted by consequent environmental degradation . In Manitoba, there are six hydroelectric dams : Pointe du Bois Generating Station at Pointe du Bois , Slave Falls a few kilometres downstream, Seven Sisters Generating Station at Seven Sisters Falls , MacArthur Falls Generating Station, Great Falls Generating Station, and Pine Falls Generating Station at Powerview, Manitoba. Flows on

280-625: The land deeded to Canada in Treaty 3 , signed in 1873 by Her Majesty's treaty commissioners and the First Nation chiefs at Northwest Angle on the Lake of the Woods. The river's name means "murky water" in Cree . This river route was used by natives for thousands of years before European contact. French and English colonists also began to use the river in order to reach First Nations for the fur trade , with trade interactions for hundreds of years. It

300-598: The north'. George Simpson and many others made similar comments. The route went up the east side of Lake of the Woods and over the Rat Portage ( Kenora ) to the Winnipeg. The Winnipeg River was notorious for its many portages and décharges . Three were known as the Dales, Portage de l'Isle, and La Rivière Blanche, named for its white water. This last was the scene of many deaths. Its seven portages were all visible from

320-534: The right tributary Ord River . It flows out at the north end of the lake under Ontario Highway 105 and over the Perrault Falls at the unincorporated place of Perrault Falls , passes through Wabaskang Lake, takes in the left tributary Anishinabi River and reaches its mouth at the English River, just south of where Ontario Highway 804 crosses that river and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) upstream of

340-568: The same spot. After the last portage, at Manitou Rapids, the river opened out into the Bas de la Rivière and then the lake. About halfway up the river, the English River led to Fort Albany on James Bay . In 1679 Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut , reached the western tip of Lake Superior. In 1688 Jacques de Noyon went from Kaministiquia as far as Rainy Lake and perhaps beyond. He seems to have been followed by coureurs des bois , who may have gotten as far as Lake Winnipeg. They left no records, but

360-429: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cedar_River&oldid=1073792904 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

380-419: The two rivers meet. These petroforms are an ancient reminder of the importance of the area for native travel, trade, ceremonies, harvesting, and settlements. Since 1906 the river has been an important source of hydroelectric power to the city of Winnipeg . The Winnipeg River watershed stretches to the height of land about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Lake Superior . Major modern communities along

400-516: Was blocked by ice. In 1734 two explorers reported that they had reached the south end of Lake Winnipeg, and La Vérendrye ordered the first Fort Maurepas to be built there soon after. By 1743 the French had reached the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan rivers and had sent explorers to present-day North Dakota and, probably, Wyoming in what is now the United States. All this drew trade away from

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