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River in Ontario, Canada
Muskoka River
High Falls in Bracebridge on the north branch of the Muskoka River
Location
Country
Canada
Province
Ontario
Physical characteristics
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. The river is the third largest river draining the southern Ontario land mass by average annual flow.[1]
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" (Miskwaa-aki: Red Earth).
^Gary Long. (1989) This river, the Muskoka. Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press. p. 13. ISBN 1-55046-012-9.
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