Gull River (Lake Nipigon) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gull River
Location of the mouth of the Gull River in Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
Main source	Unnamed lake 494 m (1,621 ft) 49°14′33″N 89°52′01″W / 49.24250°N 89.86694°W / 49.24250; -89.86694
River mouth	Lake Nipigon 260 m (850 ft) 49°49′14″N 89°05′19″W / 49.82056°N 89.08861°W / 49.82056; -89.08861
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin

The Gull River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. 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.

Course

The river flows from an unnamed lake to Gull Bay on the western side of Lake Nipigon. 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.