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]
| 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) |
It rises in the highlands of Algonquin Park and flows southwest through a number of lakes including
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" (Miskwaa-aki: Red Earth).
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.[2]
See also
References
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