The Black River is a
river
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in
Simcoe County
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, the
District Municipality of Muskoka
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, the City of
Kawartha Lakes
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, and
Haliburton County
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in
Central
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Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It is part of the
Great Lakes Basin
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, and is a right tributary of the
Severn River.
Course
The river begins at
Hosiery Lake and flows southwest to Raven Lake, then passes under
Ontario Highway 35
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and into the municipality of
Lake of Bays
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, District Municipality of Muskoka. It continues southwest into
Minden Hills
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The to ...
, Haliburton County, then back into Muskoka District in the municipality of
Bracebridge, passes under
Ontario Highway 118
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and flows by the community of Vankoughnet, and enters the city of
Kawartha Lakes
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. The river turns west, flows over the Ragged Rapids, exits Kawartha Lakes, briefly forms the border between Simcoe County and Muskoka District, flows through the Big Eddy, then reaches the community of
Cooper's Falls in the municipality of
Ramara
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Ramara was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of the townships of Rama Township, Ontario, Rama and Mara. The municipal ...
, Simcoe County. It turns south, then heads west, takes in the left tributary
Head River
The Head River is a river in the township of Ramara, Simcoe County and the city of Kawartha Lakes in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin, and flows from Head Lake west to the Black River, east of Lake Couchiching. The Black ...
, turns north, and reaches its mouth at the Severn River's easternmost outflow from the latter river's source at
Lake Couchiching
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. The Severn River flows to
Lake Huron
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.
History
It is a common misconception that the Black River flows into Lake Couchiching. This was a problem for lumbermen in the 1860s, who established the
Rama Timber Transport Company
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, to move logs from the Black River to Lake Couchiching.
Tributaries
*St. John Creek (left)
*Head River (left)
*
Riley Creek (right)
*Montgomery Creek (left)
*Anson Creek (left)
*Andrews Creek (left)
*Cache Creek (left)
*Ketch Creek (left)
*Clear Creek (right)
*Cinder Creek (left)
*South Jean Creek (left)
*Orillia Creek (right)
*Horse Creek (left)
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
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Rivers of Simcoe County
Rivers of Kawartha Lakes
Rivers of Muskoka District
Rivers of Haliburton County