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Fishing on Grassy Narrows Lake

Canada, ON, Kenora
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Dryden Mill, then owned by Reed Paper, dumped effluent into the Wabigoon-English river system, contaminating it with nearly 10 tonnes of methylmercury, a powerful neurotoxin.
Road Access:Hwy 671 
Elevation: 310 [m]
Source :Havik Creek
Lattitude:50.1516990661621
Longitude:-94.0072021484375
Mouth :
Lattitude:50.1762228000001
Longitude:-94.0400127999999
Fish Species  
 
Herring, Lake  Walleye
Perch, Yellow  Sauger
   
 
Sucker, White  Mooneye
Pike, Northern  Whitefish, Lake
TributaryLat/Lon | Connected  
 
Havik Creek50.1 -94.0  Source  
TributaryLat/Lon | Connected  
 
Toothpick Lake50.1 -94.1  Linked  
Close ByLat/Lon |    
 
Bill Lake50.1 -94.0  5 km  
Cache Creek50.0 -94.2  10 km  
Havik Lake50.1 -94.0  1 km  
Hike Lake50.0 -94.2  10 km  
Wonderland Lake50.1 -94.1  5 km  
Lakes and RiversLat/Lon |    
 
Delaney Lake50.1 -94.1  5 km  
Keys Lake50.0 -94.0  10 km  
Shoe Lake50.1 -94.2  5 km  
William Lake50.1 -94.1  10 km  
Wonderland Creek50.1 -94.1  5 km  
Last NewsDate | Source
 
The Warrior Society rises: how a mercury spill in Canada inspired a movement16/10/2018   theguardian   
For Grassy Narrows families, mercury is an intergenerational trauma. For political parties, it’s a federal election issue09/10/2019   theglobeandmail   
Return to Grassy Narrows01/01/2009   reviewcanada   
Last NewsDate | Source
 
1976: Fishing for fun and death at Grassy Narrows23/03/1976   cbc   
Why the people of Grassy Narrows are still eating the fish17/12/2018   tvo   
The interwoven history of mercury poisoning in Ontario and Japan06/02/2017   CMAJ   

Last change: 2021-02-08