Bayfield River

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Bayfield River
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Bayfield River in Bayfield
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Location of the mouth of the Bayfield River in southern Ontario
EtymologyNamed for Henry Wolsey Bayfield
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Southwestern Ontario
Counties
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
Source confluenceCooke Drain and Liffey Ditch
  location Dublin, West Perth, Perth County
  coordinates 43°29′12″N81°18′00″W / 43.48667°N 81.30000°W / 43.48667; -81.30000
  elevation326 m (1,070 ft)
Mouth Lake Huron
  location
Bayfield, Bluewater, Huron County
  coordinates
43°34′11″N81°42′35″W / 43.56972°N 81.70972°W / 43.56972; -81.70972 Coordinates: 43°34′11″N81°42′35″W / 43.56972°N 81.70972°W / 43.56972; -81.70972
  elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Basin size501 km2 (193 sq mi)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries 
  leftBannockburn River
  rightMiddletons Creek, Silver Creek

The Bayfield River is a river in Huron and Perth Counties in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that empties into Lake Huron at the community of Bayfield in the municipality of Bluewater.

Contents

The river and community are named after Henry Wolsey Bayfield who surveyed the area in the early 19th century.

Course

The river begins just south of the community of Dublin in West Perth, Perth County at the confluence of the Cooke Drain and the Liffey Ditch. The river flows immediately west under Perth County Road 180 and takes in the left tributary McGrath Drain. It continues west northwest taking the left tributary Tyndall Drain and then the right tributary Silver Creek at the community of Egmondville, today part of the community of Seaforth in the municipality of Huron East, Huron County. It continues west northwest and takes in the left tributary Broadfoot Drain, and right tributaries Carnochan Drain and Helgrammite Creek before passing under Ontario Highway 4 between the community Clinton in Central Huron to the north and the community of Vanastra in Huron East, to the south. The river then turns southwest and takes in the right tributary Tricks Creek, heads south and takes in the left tributaries Wiltse Creek and Bannockburn River, and then turns sharply west just north of the community of Varna in Bluewater. It takes in the right tributaries Middletons Creek and Brandt Creek before passing under Ontario Highway 21 and reaching its mouth at Lake Huron in Bayfield.

Tributaries

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