Aux Sables River (Spanish River tributary)

The Aux Sables River, also known as the River aux Sables and the Rivière aux Sables, is a river in Algoma and Sudbury Districts, Ontario, Canada which flows from an unnamed lake in Algoma District, through Lac aux Sables and empties into the Spanish River near the community of Massey.

Aux Sables River
Rapids on the Aux Sables River in Chutes Provincial Park
Location of the mouth of the Aux Sables River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Districts	Sudbury Algoma
Physical characteristics
Source	Ritchie Lake
• location	Algoma, Unorganized, North Part, Algoma District
• coordinates	46°50′19″N 82°21′42″W
• elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Mouth	Spanish River
• location	Sables-Spanish Rivers, Sudbury District
• coordinates	46°12′38″N 82°03′30″W
• elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	West River aux Sables

At one time, the river was used to transport logs to sawmills downstream. It flows through Chutes Provincial Park, which was named after chutes used to bypass rapids on this river. The river is now mainly used for recreational canoeing and kayaking.

Ontario Highway 810 follows the course of the river from Richie Falls in the north, south of Lac aux Sables, to Bull Lake in the south. Ontario Highway 553 continues south from there to Massey on Ontario Highway 17, first diverging from and then rejoining the river just north of Massey.

Tributaries

• West River aux Sables

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

• "River aux Sables". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 41J1, 41J8, 41J9, 41J16". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-06-24.