It is named after the Algonquin word "to trade", as it was the major trade route of Eastern Canada at the time. For most of its length, it defines the border between these two provinces. It is a major tributary …

5 days ago · Overview of the Ottawa River, the chief tributary of the St. Lawrence River, located in east-central Canada.

Dec 20, 2006 · The Ottawa River is Canada’s eighth largest river and the chief tributary of the St. Lawrence. Beginning in the Laurentian Mountains, it flows west before turning southeast to form a …

A bird s-eye-view of the Ottawa Valley illustrates its most important natural feature the Ottawa River.

The river flows through rural areas and small towns in the Upper and Lower Ottawa Valleys, and passes through the urban setting of Ottawa, Ontario. Though tamed by multiple hydroelectric dams, the river …

Fortunately, almost all of the Ottawa River lies open to pedestrians, cyclists and paddlers. Multi-use pathways line both shorelines through the urban core, with numerous lookouts and beaches …

The Ottawa River is one of the great historic and most attractive rivers of North America. First-Nation Peoples had been living along the river for 6,000 years when the first Europeans appeared.

The Ottawa River is part of the St.Lawrence River watershed and is its largest tributary. Within the Ottawa River watershed, there are many smaller and smaller watersheds for each river and creek.

Ottawa River — River, eastern central Canada, the chief tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises in the Laurentian plateau of western Quebec and flows west to form the Quebec Ontario border before …

From its source east of the Dozois Reservoir to its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, the Ottawa River has a length of more than 1,130 kilometres. For most of its length, it forms the boundary …