Muskoka River

Muskoka River
High Falls in Bracebridge on the north branch of the Muskoka River
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Source	Algonquin Provincial Park
- location	Burnt Island Lake
- elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Mouth
- location	Two outlets into Georgian Bay via Go Home Lake and Moon River.
- elevation	177 m (581 ft)

The Muskoka River is a river in the Muskoka District of Ontario, Canada.

It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including

• Lake Muskoka
• Lake Joseph
• Lake Rosseau
• Lake of Bays

which empty into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound by way of the Moon and Musquash Rivers.

Tributaries include the:

• Indian River
• Hollow River
• Oxtongue River
• Buck River
• East River

Communities on the river include:

• Bracebridge, Ontario
• Huntsville, Ontario

The name "Muskoka" comes from the name of a chief of the Ojibwa in this region, Mesqua Ukee.

In fiction

There is also a Muskoka River in Nancy Drew's fictional home town of River Heights, located somewhere in the Midwestern United States.^[1]

See also

• List of Ontario rivers

References

Coordinates: 45°01′36″N 79°23′13″W / 45.0267°N 79.3869°W / 45.0267; -79.3869