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Scugog River
Scugog River is located in Southern Ontario
Scugog River
Location of the mouth of the Scugog River in southern Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
Municipality Kawartha Lakes
Physical characteristics
Main source Lake Scugog
250 m (820 ft)
44°16′25″N 78°44′54″W / 44.27361°N 78.74833°W / 44.27361; -78.74833
River mouth Sturgeon Lake
246 m (807 ft)
44°23′16″N 78°45′03″W / 44.38778°N 78.75083°W / 44.38778; -78.75083
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

The Scugog River is a river in the city of Kawartha Lakes in Central Ontario, Canada. 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)
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