Beaver River (Ontario)

There are five rivers with the name Beaver River in the province of Ontario, Canada.

The Beaver River in the Regional Municipality of Durham is a tributary of Lake Simcoe and has its mouth at the community of Beaverton at 44°25′56″N 79°09′55″W / 44.43222°N 79.16528°W / 44.43222; -79.16528.^[1][2] The river is sometimes called the Beaverton River.^{[citation needed]}

The Beaver River in Grey County rises in the Osprey Wetlands near Wareham, Ontario. It flows from the Niagara Escarpment to empty into Nottawasaga Bay, an inlet of Georgian Bay, at Thornbury, Ontario at 44°33′54″N 80°26′52″W / 44.56500°N 80.44778°W / 44.56500; -80.44778.^[3][4] The Beaver Valley is a deep wedge on the western side of the escrarpment, formed by a much larger ancestor of this river. A fish ladder near Thornbury allows fish to reach spawning areas up river. The river is also a popular recreational canoe route. The Boyne River joins this river near Eugenia Falls where the Beaver River falls over the escarpment. There is a hydroelectric plant at these falls; Lake Eugenia was formed when the river was dammed to control river flow. The Beaver River valley is home to a number of downhill ski clubs. The river's drainage basin is under the auspices of Grey Sauble Conservation.^[5]

There are two rivers by the name of Beaver River in Kenora District:

• one is a major tributary of the Severn River in far northwestern Ontario and has its mouth at 55°55′21″N 87°48′48″W / 55.92250°N 87.81333°W / 55.92250; -87.81333.^[6][7]
• the other is a tributary of the Kapiskau River and has its mouth at 52°38′41″N 82°24′14″W / 52.64472°N 82.40389°W / 52.64472; -82.40389.^[8][9]

The Beaver River in Thunder Bay District is a tributary of the Firesteel River. It begins north of Ontario Highway 17 and has its mouth at 49°03′02″N 90°46′48″W / 49.05056°N 90.78000°W / 49.05056; -90.78000.^[10][11]

See also

• List of rivers of Ontario

There is no Beaver river in Durham Many people confuse the Beaverton River witch runs through Beaverton Ontario The federal government has naming right for navigable rivers and all of their maps have The Beaverton River on them.

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