| Bayfield River | |
|---|---|
 Bayfield River in Bayfield | |
  Location of the mouth of the Bayfield River in southern Ontario | |
| Etymology | Named for Henry Wolsey Bayfield |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Southwestern Ontario |
| Counties | |
| Municipalities | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Cooke Drain and Liffey Ditch |
| • location | Dublin, West Perth, Perth County |
| • coordinates | 43°29′12″N 81°18′00″W / 43.48667°N 81.30000°W |
| • elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Huron |
• location | Bayfield, Bluewater, Huron County |
• coordinates | 43°34′11″N 81°42′35″W / 43.56972°N 81.70972°W |
• elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Basin size | 501 km2 (193 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Great Lakes Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bannockburn River |
| • right | Middletons Creek, Silver Creek |
The Bayfield River is a river in Huron and Perth Counties in southwestern Ontario, Canada, that empties into Lake Huron at the community of Bayfield in the municipality of Bluewater.
The river and community are named after Henry Wolsey Bayfield who surveyed the area in the early 19th century.