Sturgeon River (Simcoe County)

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Sturgeon River
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Location of the mouth of the Sturgeon River in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
County Simcoe
Municipalities
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed spring
  location Oro-Medonte
  coordinates 44°33′21″N79°41′13″W / 44.55583°N 79.68694°W / 44.55583; -79.68694
  elevation273 m (896 ft)
Mouth Sturgeon Bay, Severn Sound, Georgian Bay
  location
Tay
  coordinates
44°44′12″N79°44′16″W / 44.73667°N 79.73778°W / 44.73667; -79.73778
  elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River system Lake Huron drainage basin

The Sturgeon River is a river in the Lake Huron drainage basin in the municipalities of Tay, Oro-Medonte and Springwater in Simcoe County, Central Ontario, Canada.

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Course

The Sturgeon river begins at an unnamed spring between the Simcoe Highlands and the western edge of the Oro Moraine, [1] and just west of the community of Horseshoe Valley in Oro-Medonte. It passes north through Craigs Swamp, then under Ontario Highway 400 and into Springwater southeast of the community of Hillsdale. It flows over Rumbles Dam and re-enters Oro-Medonte. The river continues north, passes under Simcoe County Road 23 into Tay, then passes under Ontario Highway 12 and through the communities of Sturgeon Bay and Sturgeon Beach to reach its mouth at Sturgeon Bay on Severn Sound, part of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

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References

  1. "Severn Sound Headwaters 2007 Report Card" (PDF). Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-02.

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