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There are 587 portages in Quetico Provincial Park. Half of the portages are longer than 254 metres and half are shorter. There are only two portages over 2.1 kilometres. Download map of Quetico portages with the ones that are less than 200m and 200m-400m in length highlighted.
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Portages by Numbers
| 587 | count |
| 198,040 | total length (m) |
| 337 | average length (m) |
| 254 | median length (m) |
| 155 | 25th%ile |
| 409 | 75th%ile |
| 32 | minimum length |
| 3029 | maximum length |
Other Online Resources
- Ontario Parks website
- Ontario Parks reservations website
- Canadian Canoe Routes
- Paddle Planner
- Heart of the Continent
Quicklist of Some Portages
| Length (metres) | Portage Name |
| 89 | Singing Brook Portage |
| 139 | Prairie Portage |
| 156 | Wheelbarrow Falls Portage |
| 184 | Brewer Rapids Portage |
| 187 | Louisa Falls Portage |
| 202 | Portage de Gros Rocher |
| 207 | Snake Falls Portage |
| 213 | Lower Basswood Falls Portage |
| 240 | Portage des Petite Islette |
| 247 | Rebecca Falls Portage |
| 248 | Dead Man’s Portage |
| 252 | Black Robe Portage |
| 289 | Canyon Falls Portage |
| 307 | Have A Smoke Portage |
| 340 | Portage de L’isle |
| 376 | Split Rock Falls Portage |
| 401 | Sue Falls Portage |
| 419 | Bottle Portage |
| 448 | Portage des Petitie Rocher |
| 451 | Portage de Roche Grenovilleus |
| 516 | Portage des Morts |
| 562 | Silver Falls Portage |
| 581 | Koko Falls Portage |
| 596 | North Portage |
| 601 | Cedar Portage |
| 634 | Big Knife Portage |
| 656 | Deux Rivieres Portage |
| 679 | Knife Portage |
| 1007 | Bonhomme Portage |
| 1122 | McAlpine Portage |
| 1533 | Sauvage Portage |
| 2527 | Death March Portages |
| 3119 | Memory Lane Portages |
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