Scugog River

Scugog River
River
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
Municipality Kawartha Lakes
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Lake Scugog
 - elevation 250 m (820 ft)
 - coordinates 44°16′25″N 78°44′54″W / 44.27361°N 78.74833°W / 44.27361; -78.74833
Mouth Sturgeon Lake
 - elevation 246 m (807 ft)
 - coordinates 44°23′16″N 78°45′03″W / 44.38778°N 78.75083°W / 44.38778; -78.75083Coordinates: 44°23′16″N 78°45′03″W / 44.38778°N 78.75083°W / 44.38778; -78.75083
Location of the mouth of the Scugog River in southern Ontario

The Scugog River is a river in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada.[1] It is in the Kawartha Lakes region, is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a branch of the Trent-Severn Waterway.

The river flows north from the northeast end of Lake Scugog, goes under Ontario Highway 7, heads through the community of Lindsay where it passes through Trent-Severn Waterway Lock 33 and associated control dams, and reaches its mouth at Sturgeon Lake. Sturgeon Lake flows via the Otonabee River and the Trent River to Lake Ontario.

Tributaries

  • East Cross Creek (right)
  • Mariposa Brook (left)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scugog River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

Other map sources:

  • Map 5 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  • Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2015-02-07.


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