Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of and . It is named after the Algonquin word "to trade", as it was the major trade route of Eastern Canada at the time.
  • Stream
  • Description: major river in Ontario and Quebec, Canada
  • Also known as
    “Kichi-Sìbì”
    “Kitchissippi”
    “Rivière des Outaouais”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carillon hydroelectric generating station.
Industrial building
The Carillon generating station is a hydroelectric…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carillon and Pointe-Fortune.
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Village
is a former municipality and…
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is a picturesque and modern…
is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Ottawa River.
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Latitude
45.56678° or 45° 34′ 0″ north
Longitude
-74.38254° or 74° 22′ 57″ west
Open location code
87Q7HJ88+PX
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Ottawa River” goes by many names.
OutaouaisrivierAfrikaans
نهر أوتاواArabic
نهر أوتواArabic
Օտավա գետArmenian
ՕտտավաArmenian
Ríu OttawaAsturian
Ottawa ibaiaBasque
АтаваBelarusian
Атава (рака)Belarusian
ओटावा नदीBhojpuri
ओट्टावा नदीBhojpuri
ОтаваBulgarian
Ottawa RiverCatalan
Riu dels OutaouaisCatalan
Riu OttawaCatalan
Rivière des OutaouaisCatalan
Ottawa RiverCebuano
Rivière des OutaouaisCebuano
渥太華河Chinese
OttawaCroatian
Ottawa RijekaCroatian
OttawaCzech
OutaouaisCzech
Ottawa RiverDanish
OttawaDutch
Ottawa RiverDutch
Ottawa RivierDutch
Rivière des OutaouaisDutch
نهر اوتاواEgyptian Arabic
OtavoEsperanto
Rivero OtavoEsperanto
rivero OttawaEsperanto
Ottawa jõgiEstonian
OttawaFinnish
Ottawa RiverFinnish
OttawajokiFinnish
Rivière des OutaouaisFinnish
אוטווהHebrew
נהר אוטווהHebrew
ओटावा नदीHindi
OttawaHungarian
Ottawa-fljótIcelandic
Abhainn OttawaIrish
OttawaItalian
Ottawa RiverItalian
Rivière des OutaouaisItalian
Kichi-SìbìJapanese
KitchissippiJapanese
オタワ川Japanese
キチシッビJapanese
오타와강Korean
Çemê OttawaKurdish
Çemê OttawayêKurdish
OttaviaLatin
Ottavia (flumen)Latin
OtavaLithuanian
ഒട്ടാവ നദിMalayalam
ओटावा नदीMarathi
OttawaNorwegian
OttawaNorwegian Bokmål
Ottawa RiverNorwegian Bokmål
OttawaOccitan (post 1500)
Ribièra dels OttawasOccitan (post 1500)
ਓਟਾਵਾ ਨਦੀPanjabi
رود اتاواPersian
OttawaPolish
Râul OttawaRomanian
ОттаваRussian
ОтаваSerbian
Река ОтаваSerbian
OttawaSerbo-Croatian
OttawaSlovenian
Ottawa RiverSlovenian
reka OttawaSlovenian
اوتاوا چاییSouth Azerbaijani
Ottawa RiverSwedish
OttawaflodenSwedish
Rivière des OutaouaisSwedish
แม่น้ำออตตาวาThai
ОттаваUkrainian
OttavaUzbek
Fiume OttawaVenetian
Sông OttawaVietnamese
Afon OttawaWelsh
渥太华河Wu Chinese
渥太華河Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Saint-François-Xavier and Saint-Joseph-de-Carillon.

Notable Places Nearby

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Ontario: Highlights

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