Talbot River (Ontario)

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Talbot River
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Location of the mouth of the Talbot River in southern Ontario
Location
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
Physical characteristics
Source Talbot Lake
  location Kawartha Lakes
  coordinates 44°41′17″N78°51′38″W / 44.68806°N 78.86056°W / 44.68806; -78.86056
  elevation262 m (860 ft)
Mouth Lake Simcoe
  coordinates
44°28′16″N79°09′49″W / 44.47111°N 79.16361°W / 44.47111; -79.16361 Coordinates: 44°28′16″N79°09′49″W / 44.47111°N 79.16361°W / 44.47111; -79.16361
  elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Basin features
River system Great Lakes Basin

The Talbot River is a river in the Great Lakes Basin in Central Ontario, Canada [1] which flows from Talbot Lake to Lake Simcoe and forms the border between Ramara township to the north and the Brock township to the south from the river mouth to the edge of their border with the city of Kawartha Lakes at the east.

Contents

The lower section of the river is now part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, although a new more direct channel was cut at the end of the 19th century, bypassing the original mouth of the river. The Talbot River drains the natural Raven and Talbot Lakes, as well as the man-made Mitchell and Canal Lakes.

Even before the construction of the waterway, the river provided an important transportation corridor for native peoples and early settlers.

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References

  1. "Talbot River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2012-05-27.

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