Irondale River

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Irondale River
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Location of the mouth of the Irondale River in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
County Haliburton
Municipalities Minden Hills, Dysart et al
Physical characteristics
Source Unnamed lake
  location Dysart et al
  coordinates 45°08′46″N78°17′17″W / 45.14611°N 78.28806°W / 45.14611; -78.28806
  elevation472 m (1,549 ft)
Mouth Burnt River
  location
Minden Hills
  coordinates
44°48′54″N78°38′03″W / 44.81500°N 78.63417°W / 44.81500; -78.63417 Coordinates: 44°48′54″N78°38′03″W / 44.81500°N 78.63417°W / 44.81500; -78.63417
  elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

The Irondale River is a river in Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a left tributary of the Burnt River.

Contents

The river flows begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Dudley Township [2] in the municipality of Dysart et al, just southwest of the southern tip of Algonquin Provincial Park. It flows south, passes under Ontario Highway 118, then turns southwest, and passes over the High Falls. It continues southwest, passes into the municipality of Minden Hills, heads past the community of Irondale, and reaches its mouth at the Burnt River, northeast of the community of Kinmount. The Burnt River flows via the Kawartha Lakes, the Otonabee River and the Trent River to Lake Ontario.

From east of the community of Gooderham to the river mouth, the river is paralleled by Haliburton County Road 503.

Tributaries

See also

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References

  1. "Irondale River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  2. "Dudley" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-07.

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