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Encyclopedia > Muskoka River

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:

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


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Muskoka Watershed Council Information (330 words)
The Muskoka River watershed is located on the eastern side of Georgian Bay within the heart of Ontario's central vacation land.
The headwaters of the river arise on the western slopes of Algonquin Park, and flow southwesterly for a distance of approximately 210 km to discharge into the southeast corner of Georgian Bay.
The Muskoka River descends approximately 345 m in elevation along its 210 km journey from its headwaters to its mouth at Georgian Bay.
Muskoka Lakes (399 words)
The Muskoka Lakes are 3 interconnected lakes - Rosseau, Joseph and Muskoka - in the picturesque Ontario vacation land east of Georgian Bay.
Lake Muskoka is fed from the east by the 2 branches of the Muskoka River, the northern branch rising in lakes Vernon and Fairy at HUNTSVILLE and the southern in Lake of Bays.
Lake Muskoka is connected to Lake Rosseau by the Indian River, and Lake Rosseau to Lake Joseph by the St Joseph River.
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