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The Mississippi River is a tributary of the and flows northeast through Crotch, Dalhousie, and Mississippi Lakes, past Carleton Place , through the municipality of Mississippi Mills and the town of Almonte, then north to join the Ottawa River just east of Arnprior . Tributaries include the: The river originally powered textile mills. Today, it provides Hydroelectric power. The Purdon Conservation Area, a wetland in this river's watershed, contains Canada's largest native colony of Showy Lady Slipper Orchid s, some 16,000 plants. The origin of the river's name is something of a mystery; although its current spelling may be derived from that of its much larger American cousin, it is most certainly a corruption of a different native name, as the translation 'great water' would not apply to a relatively minor tributary of the Ottawa, definitely the largest river in the area. Instead, the name may originate from "''Mazinaa Algonquian for '[painted image river', referring to the Pictograph s found on Mazinaw Lake , though this is by no means proven. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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