Napanee River

Napanee River
Napanee River is located in Southern Ontario
Napanee River
Location of the mouth of the Napanee River in southern Ontario
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionEastern Ontario
Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceCamden Lake
 • locationStone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
 • coordinates44°26′34″N 76°50′52″W / 44.44278°N 76.84778°W / 44.44278; -76.84778
 • elevation146 m (479 ft)
MouthLake Ontario
 • location
Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County
 • coordinates
44°11′44″N 77°01′19″W / 44.19556°N 77.02194°W / 44.19556; -77.02194
 • elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Basin features
River systemGreat Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
 • leftDepot Creek

The Napanee River is a river in Lennox and Addington County and Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Great Lakes Basin and flows from its source at Camden Lake to its mouth at the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Napanee. It flows through a valley of preglacial origin. The valley of the Napanee is lined with settlements such as Greater Napanee, Newburgh, Camden East, Yarker, and Petworth.

This river was originally called the Appanea.[2] A grist mill was constructed on the river in 1785 near the current site of the town of Greater Napanee. Other mills were added at Yarker and Camden East.

Tributaries

  • Varty Creek (right)
  • Napanee Lake
    • Watson Creek (left)
    • Hardwood Creek (left)
  • Depot Creek (left)
  • Whitman Creek (left)
  • Carman Creek (left)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Napanee River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ^ James, C. C. (1905). "The Origin of "Napanee"". Papers and Records of the Ont. Hist. Soc. 6: 47–49.

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