Napanee River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Napanee River
Location of the mouth of the Napanee River in southern Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
Counties	Lennox and Addington Frontenac
Physical characteristics
Main source	Camden Lake Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County 146 m (479 ft) 44°26′34″N 76°50′52″W / 44.44278°N 76.84778°W / 44.44278; -76.84778
River mouth	Lake Ontario Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County 74 m (243 ft) 44°11′44″N 77°01′19″W / 44.19556°N 77.02194°W / 44.19556; -77.02194
Basin features
River system	Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries	Left: Depot Creek

The Napanee River is a river in Lennox and Addington County and Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. 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. 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)