The Gull River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.[1][2] The river is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Nipigon. The river's name is translated from the Ojibwa name, gayaashk.

Gull River
Gull River at Hwy 527
Location of the mouth of the Gull River in Ontario
Etymology	From the Ojibwa name, gayaashk
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed lake
• coordinates	49°14′33″N 89°52′01″W
• elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Mouth	Lake Nipigon
• coordinates	49°49′14″N 89°05′19″W
• elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

Course

The river flows from an unnamed lake to Gull Bay on the western side of Lake Nipigon.[2] The river passes through Gull River 55 Indian reserve of the Gull Bay First Nation, located on the south shore of Lake Nipigon.

History

Near the end of the 18th century, the Hudson's Bay Company established a fur trading post, Nipigon House, at Gull Bay.

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

References

Sources

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