Scugog River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Scugog River |
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Location of the mouth of the Scugog River in southern Ontario
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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 |
River mouth | Sturgeon Lake 246 m (807 ft) 44°23′16″N 78°45′03″W / 44.38778°N 78.75083°W |
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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