The Avon River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Perth County,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada.
[ Shows the river's course highlighted on a topographic map.] The river was named after the
River Avon in England when the town of
Stratford was founded on its banks in 1832. The Avon River rises northeast of Stratford and flows southwest, entering the
North Thames River near
St. Marys. It was originally known as the Little Thames River.
Course
The river begins in a field northeast of the community of
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
in
Perth East
The Township of Perth East is a municipality in Perth County, Ontario, Canada and situated north of Stratford. It was created in 1998 when the Ontario government amalgamated the village of Milverton with the surrounding former townships of El ...
.
It flows west to the north of the community, south of Brocksden, and into Lake Victoria, a seasonal reservoir created by the Thomas Orr Dam,
in Stratford. The Avon River continues west through the community of
Avonton in
Perth South
Perth South was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, which divided the County of Perth ...
, and heads south through the community of
Avonbank. It then empties into the North Thames River, as a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
, between the community of Motherwell to the north and the town of St. Marys to the south.
Tributaries
*Dunseith Drain
*Douglas Drain
*Hislop Drain
*Court Drain
*Kuhne Drain
*Central School Drain
*Sheerer Drain
See also
*
List of rivers of Ontario
This is the list of rivers which are in and flow through Ontario. The watershed list includes tributaries as well.
Dee River, flows between Three Mile Lake and Lake Rosseau.
List of rivers arranged by watershed Hudson Bay
Atlantic Ocean
...
References
Sources
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Stratford, Ontario
Rivers of Perth County, Ontario