West English River Provincial Park is a provincial park in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It spans 65 kilometres (40 mi) along the English River from Barnston Lake to Tide Lake and also includes all the shores and waters of Wegg, Goose, Wilcox, Unexpected, Oak, and Maynard Lakes. The park's notable features include old growth red and white pine stands at the northern extent of their range, and migmatites that are provincially-significant examples of metatexitic and diatexitic metasedimentary rocks.[3] It borders on Tide Lake and Maynard Lake Provincial Nature Reserves.[2]
The river inside this park is affected by 2 dams (Manitou Dam and Caribou Falls Dam) that have an unnatural flow regime with a water level peak in October (typically peak is in May for unregulated rivers). This has probably had a negative impact on vegetation, wildlife, and shoreline erosion. The lakes, making up 66% of the park's area, are mesotrophic and relatively turbid.[3]
It is a non-operating park without any facilities or services, but there are some commercial outfitters on Unexpected and Maynard Lakes.[5] The park can be used for recreational activities such as boating, backcountry camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, swimming, and hunting.[2]
^ abc"West English River". www.ontarioparks.com. Ontario Parks. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^ abcd"West English River Provincial Park Management Statement". Ontario.ca. Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario. February 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
^"Welcome to West English River Provincial Park". ontarioparks.com.
^"The Mighty English River System". www.northernontario.travel. Destination Northern Ontario. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
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west, english, river, provincial, park, provincial, park, kenora, district, ontario, canada, spans, kilometres, along, english, river, from, barnston, lake, tide, lake, also, includes, shores, waters, wegg, goose, wilcox, unexpected, maynard, lakes, park, nota. West English River Provincial Park is a provincial park in Kenora District Ontario Canada It spans 65 kilometres 40 mi along the English River from Barnston Lake to Tide Lake and also includes all the shores and waters of Wegg Goose Wilcox Unexpected Oak and Maynard Lakes The park s notable features include old growth red and white pine stands at the northern extent of their range and migmatites that are provincially significant examples of metatexitic and diatexitic metasedimentary rocks 3 It borders on Tide Lake and Maynard Lake Provincial Nature Reserves 2 West English Provincial ParkIUCN category II national park Location of West English Provincial Park in OntarioLocationKenora District Ontario CanadaCoordinates50 25 43 N 93 52 34 W 50 42861 N 93 87611 W 50 42861 93 87611 1 Area22 922 00 ha 88 5023 sq mi 2 Elevation382 m 1 253 ft DesignationWaterwayEstablished2003Named forEnglish RiverGoverning bodyOntario Parkswww wbr ontarioparks wbr com wbr park wbr westenglishriver It can be accessed via Highway 671 4 and Highway 804 3 Flora and fauna are mostly typical of the southern boreal forest Almost half of the park s forests consist of fir spruce mixedwood 307 vascular plant species have been identified of which 18 are provincially rare species 16 species of mammals 76 birds 5 amphibians 2 reptiles and 18 odonates have been found including the following 6 provincially rare species woodland caribou bald eagle American white pelican elusive clubtail Williamson s emerald and lake sturgeon Predominant fish species in the park are bass ciscoes mooneye muskellunge perch pike sauger and walleye 3 The river inside this park is affected by 2 dams Manitou Dam and Caribou Falls Dam that have an unnatural flow regime with a water level peak in October typically peak is in May for unregulated rivers This has probably had a negative impact on vegetation wildlife and shoreline erosion The lakes making up 66 of the park s area are mesotrophic and relatively turbid 3 It is a non operating park without any facilities or services but there are some commercial outfitters on Unexpected and Maynard Lakes 5 The park can be used for recreational activities such as boating backcountry camping canoeing fishing hiking swimming and hunting 2 See also editEast English River Provincial Park provincial park to the east on the same riverReferences edit West English River Provincial Park Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada Retrieved 16 September 2022 a b c West English River www ontarioparks com Ontario Parks Retrieved 16 September 2022 a b c d West English River Provincial Park Management Statement Ontario ca Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario February 2004 Retrieved 16 September 2022 Welcome to West English River Provincial Park ontarioparks com The Mighty English River System www northernontario travel Destination Northern Ontario 31 March 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West English River Provincial Park amp oldid 1111734748, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
