Jocko River (Ontario)
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| Jocko River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the Jocko River in Ontario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Northeastern Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jocko Lake |
| • location | Osborne Township |
| • coordinates | 46°39′33″N 79°27′13″W / 46.65909577828778°N 79.45361526729711°W |
| • elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Mouth | Ottawa River |
• location | Eddy Township |
• coordinates | 46°33′48″N 79°00′08″W / 46.56333°N 79.00222°W[1] |
• elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ottawa River→ St. Lawrence River→ Gulf of St. Lawrence |
| River system | Ottawa River drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Little Jocko River |
The Jocko River is a river in Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3][4] It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin, is a right tributary of the Ottawa River, and lies entirely within Jocko Rivers Provincial Park.[5][6]
The Jocko River begins at Jocko Lake in geographic Osborne Township;[2][7] the dispersed rural community of Jocko, on the Ontario Northland Railway, is at the head of the lake. The river heads northeast, then turns southeast, a course it thereafter follows all the way to its mouth. The Jocko River passes through geographic Garrow Township[8] and geographic Clarkson Township[9] before entering geographic Jocko Township,[10] where it flows under Ontario Highway 63. It passes into geographic Eddy Township,[11] takes in the right tributary Little Jocko River, and reaches its mouth at the Ottawa River.