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Rapid River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Algoma
Physical characteristics
Main source Seymour Lake
410 m (1,350 ft)
46°45′27″N 83°13′56″W / 46.75750°N 83.23222°W / 46.75750; -83.23222
River mouth Mississagi River
314 m (1,030 ft)
46°44′37″N 83°23′53″W / 46.74361°N 83.39806°W / 46.74361; -83.39806
Length 15 km (9.3 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries

The Rapid River is a river in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. The river is about 15 kilometres (9 mi) long and begins at Seymour Lake at an elevation of 410 metres (1,345 ft). It travels west and takes in its left tributary the Little Rapid River at an elevation of 408 metres (1,339 ft). The river continues west over a small rapids and a waterfall before emptying into the Mississagi River at an elevation of 314 metres (1,030 ft). A road, which begins at Highway 129 north of the river's mouth, parallels the majority of the river to Seymour Lake.

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