The De Lesseps River is a river in the Unorganized Part of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.^[1] The river is part of the James Bay drainage basin and is a right tributary of the Miniss River.

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De Lesseps River
Location of the mouth of the De Lesseps River in Ontario
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Northwestern Ontario
District	Thunder Bay
Physical characteristics
Source	Unnamed lake
• coordinates	50°34′04″N 90°50′23″W
• elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Mouth	Miniss River
• coordinates	50°49′27″N 90°41′28″W
• elevation	379 m (1,243 ft)
Basin features
River system	James Bay drainage basin

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The river begins at an unnamed lake and heads east then northeast to De Lesseps Lake, where De Lesseps Lake Airport is located on the eastern shore. It leaves the lake north, and reaches its mouth at Miniss Lake on the Miniss River. The Miniss River flows to Lake St. Joseph, then via the Albany River to James Bay.