Napanee River

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Napanee River
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Location of the mouth of the Napanee River in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Eastern Ontario
Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceCamden Lake
  location Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County
  coordinates 44°26′34″N76°50′52″W / 44.44278°N 76.84778°W / 44.44278; -76.84778
  elevation146 m (479 ft)
Mouth Lake Ontario
  location
Greater Napanee, Lennox and Addington County
  coordinates
44°11′44″N77°01′19″W / 44.19556°N 77.02194°W / 44.19556; -77.02194 Coordinates: 44°11′44″N77°01′19″W / 44.19556°N 77.02194°W / 44.19556; -77.02194
  elevation
74 m (243 ft)
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. [1] 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.

Contents

This river was originally called the Appanea. [2] 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

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References

  1. "Napanee River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. James, C. C. (1905). "The Origin of "Napanee"". Papers and Records of the Ont. Hist. Soc. 6: 47–49.

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