The Holland River is a river in

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, that drains the Holland River watershed into Cook's Bay, the southern extremity of

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. The river flows generally north, and its

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lie in the

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. The Holland River watershed is approximately , spanning an area that includes

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, King Township, Newmarket,

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East Gwillimbury East Gwillimbury is a town (lower-tier municipality) on the East Holland River in the upper-tier municipality the Regional Municipality of York. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area of southern Ontario, in Canada. It was formed by the amalgama ...

, and

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. The river's watershed also contains the

Holland Marsh The Holland Marsh is a wetland and agricultural area in Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. It lies entirely within the valley of the Holland River, stretching from the northern edge of the Oak Ridges Moraine near Schomberg to the river mo ...

, a fertile farmland region renowned for its vegetable production. The river was originally known as Micicaquean Creek, its indigenous name. It was renamed by Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe after Captain Samuel (Johannes) Holland, (1729–1801), Dutch-born first Surveyor General of

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. The

Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority is a conservation authority established in 1951, and is among the oldest in the Canadian province of Ontario. The LSRCA is responsible for the waters, wildlife, and plants within the Lake Simcoe water ...

is responsible for leading the protection and environmental health of the Holland River, as it is within the Lake Simcoe watershed area.

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Map of East Holland River Watershed area

Map of West Holland River Watershed area
Rivers of Simcoe County Rivers of the Regional Municipality of York Tributaries of Lake Simcoe {{Ontario-river-stub

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