Hewitson River


The Hewitson River is a short river in Thunder Bay District, northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Course

The river begins at Whitesand Lake and flows over a series of falls, called the Rainbow Falls, then is crossed by Highway 17, and finally flows into Lake Superior. The mouth is about east of the community of Rossport and west of the community of Schreiber

Economy

Several campgrounds of Rainbow Falls Provincial Park lie astride the river.