Spanish River (Ontario)
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The Spanish River is a river in Ontario which flows 240 km from Lake Biscotasi and Duke Lake through Lake Pogamasing and Agnew Lake and empties into the north shore of Lake Huron.
Tributaries include
This river has been used as a transportation corridor for thousands of years, first by Native Americans and later by fur traders. During the late 19th and early 20th century, it was used to transport logs out of the forests. Now, the river is mainly used for recreational canoeing and has been protected as a waterway provincial park.
The river's name and the name of the nearby town of Espanola, Ontario are due to French explorers encountering Ojibway native peoples speaking Spanish in the area, apparently as a result of a Spanish woman having been taking captive during an expedition far to the south.