Blind River (Ontario)
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The Blind River is a river in the Algoma District of central Ontario, Canada which empties into the North Channel of Lake Huron at the town of Blind River.
The river flows south from a group of lakes north of the town. A sawmill was built near the mouth of this river in 1837. There is a small hydroelectric plant where this river drains Lake Duborne.
This river was called a "blind river" because the river's mouth is not easily seen from the lake. Its native (Ojibway) name is "biniwaabikong", which mean "at the fallen rock" due to the smooth, sloping rockface along the river.
The Potomac River is a tributary of this river.
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