The Burnt River is a river which flows from its source at Miskwabi Lake in
Highlands East,
Haliburton County
Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage area in Central Ontario for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County and the village of Haliburton are named after Tho ...
south into the
Kawartha Lakes
The City of Kawartha Lakes (2021 population 79,247) is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is most ...
region. It empties into
Cameron Lake in the city of
Kawartha Lakes
The City of Kawartha Lakes (2021 population 79,247) is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a municipality legally structured as a single-tier city; however, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontario county and is most ...
, part of the
Trent–Severn Waterway
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a canal route connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, at Port Severn. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching ...
. The town of
Burnt River is located near its southern end.
The river was used to transport lumber to
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
s downstream. Later, the
Victoria Railway
The Victoria Railway was a long Canadian railway that operated in Central Ontario. Construction under Chief Engineer James Ross began in 1874 from Lindsay, Ontario, with authority to build through Victoria County to Haliburton, Ontario, to w ...
was built along the river. The old railway bed is now a recreational trail.
The river was given its name after a
forest fire in the region left the river's water with an unusual colour.
Fish species
There are three major species of fish in the river including
walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
,
muskie and
smallmouth bass. All three tend to grow smaller than those in the nearby lakes, however they may be legally caught according to local regulations. As well as conventional fishing techniques, the smallmouth bass may be caught while fly fishing.
Tributaries
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Drag River
The Drag River is a river in the municipalities of Minden Hills and Dysart et al in Haliburton County, Southern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Burnt River.
Course
The river begins at an unname ...
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Irondale River
See also
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List of rivers of Ontario
References
Sources
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Rivers of Kawartha Lakes
Rivers of Haliburton County
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