| Old Woman River | |
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| Location | |
| Canada | |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Old Woman Bay (Lake Superior) |
• location | Unorg. North Algoma |
• coordinates | 47°47′08″N 84°53′45″W / 47.78556°N 84.89583°W[1] |
• elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | South Old Woman River |
The Old Woman River is a river in Algoma District of Ontario, Canada, which empties into Old Woman Bay on Lake Superior south of Wawa.[1] It flows through Lake Superior Provincial Park.
The river follows a fault which became a spillway for glacial meltwater following the last ice age. The river's valley has extensive deposits of sand and gravel. At its mouth, the river bends sharply behind a beach berm, that has formed as a result of prevailing westerly winds, which in turn causes lake waves to dam the river's mouth with sand.[2]
Towering cliffs along the bay have been home to peregrine falcons.
The name for the bay and river come from a rock formation near the river's mouth that resembles the face of an old woman.[2]
