The Moon River is a river in west central Ontario, Canada, which flows from Bala Bay on Lake Muskoka and empties into Georgian Bay south of Parry Sound. This article is about the Canadian province. ... Lake Muskoka is located between Port Carling and Gravenhurst, Ontario. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Parry Sound (population 6,500) is a town in southern Ontario, Canada, located on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay). ...

The section of the Moon River from Bala to Moon Chute and the Musquash River, which splits off from this river at Moon Chute, were officially considered to be a continuation of the Muskoka River until 1968. Bala is a community located in Muskoka Lakes Township where Lake Muskoka drains into the Moon River. ... The Musquash River is a river in west Central Ontario which splits from the Moon River at Moon Chute and flows west to empty into Georgian Bay. ... The Muskoka River is a river in the Muskoka District of Ontario, Canada. ...

The name of the river is thought to be derived from its Ojibwa name moonz-ziibi, which means "moose river". This area around Moon River is known to be the home of the Western masasaga rattlesnake, the only rattlesnake species in the Canada. Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa or Anishinaabemowin in Eastern Ojibwe syllabics) is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut), and the fourth most spoken in North America (behind Navajo, Cree, and Inuktitut). ...