Boyne River (Nottawasaga River)

For other places with the same name, see Boyne River.
Boyne River
River
Boyne River at Earle Rowe Provincial Park
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region Central Ontario
Counties Simcoe, Dufferin
Part of Great Lakes Basin
Source Unnamed pond
 - location Melancthon, Dufferin County
 - elevation 508 m (1,667 ft)
 - coordinates 44°06′27″N 80°16′02″W / 44.10750°N 80.26722°W / 44.10750; -80.26722
Mouth Nottawasaga River
 - location Essa, Simcoe County
 - elevation 205 m (673 ft)
 - coordinates 44°10′10″N 79°48′56″W / 44.16944°N 79.81556°W / 44.16944; -79.81556Coordinates: 44°10′10″N 79°48′56″W / 44.16944°N 79.81556°W / 44.16944; -79.81556
Location of the mouth of the Boyne River in southern Ontario

The Boyne River is a river in Simcoe County and Dufferin County in Central Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a left tributary of the Nottawasaga River. The rivers falls within the jurisdiction of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority.[2]

Course

The river begins at an unnamed pond in Melancthon, Dufferin County, that lies between the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway line and Ontario Highway 10. It heads southeast past the town of Shelburne, then heads east northeast roughly parallel to Ontario Highway 89 for the remainder of its course. It enters Mulmur, passes through Boyne Valley Provincial Park, and enters Adjala–Tosorontio in Simcoe County. The river goes through Earl Rowe Provincial Park, briefly flows through New Tecumseth at the community of Alliston, then reaches its mouth at the Nottawasaga River at Essa. The Nottawasaga River flows to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron.

Tributaries

References

  1. "Boyne River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  2. "Boyne River - 2013 Subwatershed Health Check" (PDF). Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority. 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

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