Little Clive River

The Little Clive River is a tributary of the Patten River, flowing into the Cochrane District, in Northeastern Ontario, in Canada. The "Little Clive River" flows in the townships of Clive and St.Laurent.

For other uses, see Clive.

Little Clive
Harricana River basin in yellow
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Cochrane
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cochrane District, Ontario
• coordinates	49°12′08″N 79°36′23″W
• elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Mouth	Patten River
• location	Cochrane District, Ontario
• coordinates	49°20′02″N 79°33′35″W
• elevation	313 m (1,027 ft)
Length	30.6 km (19.0 mi)[1]

Geography

The surrounding hydrographic slopes of the "Little Clive River" are:

• North side: Patten River, Burntbush River, Turgeon River (Ontario and Quebec);
• East side: Turgeon River (Ontario and Quebec), Boivin River (Quebec);
• South side: Patten River, Patten South River, La Reine River (Abitibi Lake) (Quebec and Ontario);
• West side: Kabika River, Kabika River East, Case River.

The source of the "Little Clive River" is a stream (elevation: 313 metres (1,027 ft)) located at:

• 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) West of the Ontario - Quebec border;
• 15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi) North of the mouth of the "Petite rivière Clive";
• 36.7 kilometres (22.8 mi) North-East of the northwest bay of Abitibi Lake.

From its source, the "Little Clive River" flows on 30.6 km (19.0 mi) according to these segments:

• 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) North in Clive Township to a bend in the river;
• 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) east to a bend in the river;
• 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) in the North, then the North-East, winding up to a creek (coming from the South-East, Quebec). Note: This confluence is located on the boundary between the townships of St.Laurent and Clive;
• 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) northwesterly to the mouth of the river.[2]

The mouth of the "Little Clive River" empties on the west bank of the Patten River. This mouth of the river is located in the forest zone at:

• 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the border Ontario - Quebec;

South of the mouth of the Patten River;

• 76.5 kilometres (47.5 mi) southwestern mouth of Turgeon River (confluence with Harricana River);
• 70.2 kilometres (43.6 mi) north of Northwest Bay of Abitibi Lake.

Toponymy

The term "Clive" refers to a surname of English origin.

See also

• Patten River, a watercourse
• Turgeon River, a watercourse
• Harricana River, a watercourse
• James Bay
• Cochrane Districtc (Ontario)
• List of rivers of Ontario

References

1. Atlas of Canada
2. Distances from the Atlas of Canada (published on the Internet) of the Department of Natural Resources of the Canada.

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